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title: "4 Noel Carroll Quotes - Famous Athletics competitor (Beyond Aesthetics)"
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# Noel Carroll

(1941–1998)   Athletics Competitor   Ireland

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Noel Carroll was an athletics competitor from Ireland, best known for *Beyond Aesthetics*.

## Quick Facts About Noel Carroll

Born December 7, 1941

Died October 23, 1998

Nationality Ireland

Profession Athletics Competitor

Notable works Beyond Aesthetics

## About Noel Carroll

Noel Carroll is an American philosopher and a leading figure in the contemporary philosophy of art, Aesthetics, Philosophy of film, or Cinema studies.

##  Quotes by Noel Carroll

> [Globalization is the next big artworld idea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noel-carroll/globalization-is-the-next-big-artworld-idea/)

Noel Carroll

[Artist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artist/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/477/noel-carroll-67940_bigs_globalization-is-the-next-big-artworld-i_1404594.jpg)

> [Independence is the outstanding characteristic of the runner.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noel-carroll/independence-is-the-outstanding-characteristic-of-the-runner/)

Noel Carroll

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c78/noel-carroll-67940_characteristics_independence-is-the-outstanding-characte_1491585.jpg)

> [Running is the classical road to self-consciousness, self-awareness, and self-reliance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noel-carroll/running-is-the-classical-road-to-self-consciousness-self-awareness/)

Noel Carroll

[Awareness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/awareness/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/342/noel-carroll-67940_awareness_running-is-the-classical-road-to-self-co_1839072.jpg)

> [If people were possessed by reason, running marathons would never work. But we are not creatures of reason. We are creatures of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noel-carroll/if-people-were-possessed-by-reason-running-marathons-would-never-work/)

Noel Carroll

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/158/noel-carroll-67940_creatures_if-people-were-possessed-by-reason-runni_2217401.jpg)

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