Philosopher & Author
Gregg D. Caruso is Professor of Philosophy at SUNY Corning, Honorary Professor of Philosophy at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, and Visiting Researcher at the University of Aberdeen School of Law in Scotland. He is the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships including the SUNY Chancellors Award for Excellence in Scholarship (2015) and the Regional Board of Trustees Excellence in Teaching Award (2012). He is also Co-Director of the Justice Without Retribution Network (JWRN) at the University of Aberdeen, an Associate at the Institute of Applied Ethics (IAE) at the University of Hull, and former President of the Southwestern Philosophical Society.
Areas of Specialization: Free Will, Moral Responsibility, Philosophy of Law, Philosophy of Mind, Cognitive Science, Neuroethics/Neurolaw, Punishment, and applied moral, legal, and social and political philosophy.
Select Interviews and Talks
Debating Free Will w/Daniel Dennett
Select Interviews: Podcasts, Print, and Radio
- TEDx: The Dark Side of Free Will
- Philosophy Bites (On free will and punishment)
- Debating Free Will: Daniel Dennett and Gregg Caruso (Aeon Magazine)
- Print interview for NOVA's The Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers
- Rationally Speaking: Gregg Caruso on Free Will and Moral Responsibility
- The Illusion of Free Will (Political Philosophy Podcast, Part I)
- Containment and Deterrence (Political Philosophy Podcast: Part II)
- Community Matters on KZUM 89.3 FM, November 21, 2016.
- Equal Time For Freethought | WBAI Radio | Free Will, Consciousness, and Criminal Punishment
- Informal Hour, Episode 8: Free Will, Punishment and Justice
- SpaceTimeMind: Episode 7
- Skeptical Sunday. Hosted by John Sullivan. In it we discuss the relationship between science and religion. [Interview begins around the 55 min mark and lasts about an hour.]
- Skeptical Sunday. Hosted by John Sullivan. In it we discussed my two books on free will and moral responsibility. [The interview begins around the 1:10 mark and lasts about 50 min.]
- Fossil Hunting: Interview about my hobby outside philosophy
Books
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Free Will and Consciousness: A Determinist Account of the Illusion of Free Will.
Exploring the Illusion of Free Will and Moral Responsibility.
Science and Religion: 5 Questions.
Neuroexistentialism: Meaning, Morals, and Purpose in the Age of Neuroscience. (Co-edited w/Owen Flanagan)
Ted Honderich on Consciousness, Determinism, and Humanity.
Public Health and Safety: The Social Determinants of Health and Criminal Behavior