Robert Todd Carroll | |
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Born | Robert Todd Carroll May 18, 1945 Joliet, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | August 25, 2016 Davis, California, U.S. | (aged 71)
Nationality | American |
Education | University of California, San Diego |
Occupation(s) | Author, professor |
Website | www |
Robert Todd Carroll (May 18, 1945 – August 25, 2016) was an American author, philosopher and academic, best known for The Skeptic's Dictionary. He described himself as a naturalist, an atheist, a materialist, a metaphysical libertarian, and a positivist.[1] In 2010 he was elected a fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry.[2] He was a professor of philosophy at Sacramento City College from 1977 until his retirement in 2007.[3]