Noel Carroll

About

Noel Carroll is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the City University of New York (CUNY). He holds a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Illinois, Chicago, a PhD in Cinema Studies from New York University, an MA in Philosophy from the University of Pittsburgh and a BA in Philosophy from Hofstra University.

Although Carroll is best known for his work in the philosophy of film (he is a proponent of cognitive film theory), he has also published journalism, works on philosophy of art generally, theory of media, and also philosophy of history.

Research interests

Aesthetic Theory
Philosophy of Film
Philosophy of Literature
Philosophy of the Visual Arts
Social and Cultural Theory
Philosophy of History
Ethics
Philosophy of the Emotions
History of Early Modern Philosophy