Dr. Niall O Flaherty

Biography

Niall O'Flaherty is a Reader in History specializing in European Political Thought at King's College London. He earned a PhD from King’s College, Cambridge in April 2008, following a Master’s and Bachelor’s degree from Queen Mary, University of London. His research primarily focuses on social, religious, and scientific thought in Britain during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, with particular reference to influential figures such as Thomas Robert Malthus and Charles Darwin. He examines the evolving relationship between theology, science, and social thought, addressing topics such as secularization and social discourse in the period. O'Flaherty's current research project is a book based on his thesis, which offers a historical account of political and religious thought in Britain at the close of the eighteenth century, especially centering on William Paley, an influential thinker of that era. His work delves into the European political ideas of the Enlightenment and welcomes doctoral candidates interested in related subjects. He has authored and edited several works contributing to the discourse in his fields of interest.

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