Carl Cohen (philosopher), Date of Birth

Carl Cohen (philosopher)

American academic

Date of Birth: 30-Apr-1931

Profession: writer, university teacher, philosopher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Carl Cohen (born April 30, 1931) is Professor of Philosophy at the Residential College of the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
He is co-author of "The Animal Rights Debate" (Rowman and Littlefield, 2001), a point-counterpoint volume with Prof.
Tom Regan; he is also the author of "Democracy" (Macmillan, 1972); the author of "Four Systems" (Random House, 1982); the editor of "Communism, Fascism, and Democracy" (McGraw Hill, 1997); the co-author (with J.
Sterba) of "Affirmative Action and Racial Preference" (Oxford, 2003), co-author (with I.
M.
Copi) of "Introduction to Logic, 13th edition" (Prentice-Hall, 2008), and author of "A Conflict of Principles: The Battle over Affirmative Action at the University of Michigan" (University Press of Kansas, 2014). He has published many essays in moral and political philosophy in philosophical, medical, and legal journals.
He has served as a member of the Medical School faculty of the University of Michigan, and as Chairman of the University of Michigan faculty, where he has been an active member of the philosophy faculty since 1955.
In 2006 the University held a celebration honoring his 50 years on the faculty.