Robert Todd Carroll
Robert Todd Carroll | |
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Carroll in 2011 | |
| Born | Robert Todd Carroll May 18, 1945 Joliet, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | August 25, 2016 (aged 71) Davis, California, U.S. |
| 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. 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.