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person1960s-present

Carl Cohen

Disciplines:
philosophy
ethics
logic

Summary

American philosopher who co-authored a widely used logic textbook with Copi and wrote against affirmative action from a liberal perspective.

Core Contribution

Co-authored Introduction to Logic (later editions with Copi). Argued against racial preferences in university admissions from a liberal civil rights perspective — his 1996 article precipitated the University of Michigan affirmative action cases.

Notable Works & Achievements

Introduction to Logic

Historical Influences

Irving Copi

Intellectual Lineage

Analytic Philosophy

Contemporaries & Peers

Irving Copi

Minds Influenced

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Intellectual Posterity

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