Philosopher

Carl Ginet

Overview

Carl Ginet (born 1932) is an American philosopher and Professor Emeritus at Cornell University. His work is primarily in action theory, moral responsibility, free will, and epistemology.

Ginet received his BA from Occidental College in 1954, and his Ph.D. from Cornell in 1960 with a dissertation titled "Reasons, Causes, and Free Will". He joined the Sage School of Philosophy at Cornell in 1971 and retired in 1999. Before Cornell, Ginet was a faculty member of various universities, including Ohio State University, University of Michigan, and University of Rochester.

Ginet is married to Cornell University Professor Emerita Sally McConnell-Ginet.

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Philosophers who discussed Carl Ginet

• Scott Sehon

Ideas Carl Ginet discusses

• Ohio State University
• University of Michigan
• Cornell University
• Epistemology
• Canadian Journal of Philosophy

Place in the tradition

Part of Free will.

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