Robert Todd Carroll

Robert Todd Carroll
Carroll in 2011
Born
Robert Todd Carroll

(1945-05-18)May 18, 1945
DiedAugust 25, 2016(2016-08-25) (aged 71)
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of California, San Diego
Occupation(s)Author, professor
Websitewww.skepdic.com

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. In 2010 he was elected a fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. He was a professor of philosophy at Sacramento City College from 1977 until his retirement in 2007.