Noël Carroll
Noël Carroll | |
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Carroll in 2005 | |
| Born | 1947 (age 78–79) |
| Education | Hofstra University (BA) University of Pittsburgh (MA) New York University (MA, PhD) University of Illinois Chicago (MA, PhD) |
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| Spouse | Sally Banes (deceased) |
| Partner | Joan Acocella (deceased) |
Noel Carroll (born December 25, 1947, in Far Rockaway, New York City) is an American philosopher and a leading figure in the contemporary philosophy of art. In 2016 in Leiter Reports: A Philosophy Blog, he was ranked sixth in a list of the Best Anglophone Philosophers of Art post-1945.
He also works in the philosophies of particular artforms, including literature, painting, theater, dance and, most notably, cinema and television where he is a prominent proponent of cognitive theories of the moving image. In addition, he has contributed to the theory of media, the philosophy of history, and the philosophy of the emotions. Carroll has worked as a journalist, and has written five documentaries. Since 2007, he has held the position of distinguished professor in the philosophy program at the CUNY Graduate Center.