Robert Cavalier (born 1947) is an American philosopher and Teaching Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at
Carnegie Mellon University
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Cavalier is currently Director of the Department of Philosophy’s Program for Deliberative Democracy (a winner of Good Government Award from the
Pittsburgh League of Women Voters)
and is known for his works on
ethics and
political philosophy.
He is a former president of the
International Association for Computing and Philosophy and a former director of CMU's Center for the Advancement of Applied Ethics and Political Philosophy (2005-2007).
Books
* ''Approaching Deliberative Democracy: Theory and Practice'' (ed.), Carnegie Mellon University Press (2011)
* ''Democracy for Beginners. For Beginners LLC'' (2009)
* ''The Impact of the Internet on Our Moral Lives'' (ed.), SUNY Press (2005)
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21st-century American philosophers
American philosophy academics
1947 births
American political philosophers
Living people
New York University alumni
Duquesne University alumni
Carnegie Mellon University faculty
American ethicists
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