Background
Caton, Charles Edwin was born on March 21, 1928 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of Harold Dana and Irma (Fruit) Caton.
Caton, Charles Edwin was born on March 21, 1928 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of Harold Dana and Irma (Fruit) Caton.
Bachelor of Arts, Oberlin College, 1950; student, Northwestern University, 1949, 53; Master of Arts, University of Michigan, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1956; student, Oxford (England) University, 1956-1957.
Instructor philosophy, University of Michigan, 1957-1958; faculty, University of Illinois, Urbana, since 1958; professor philosophy, University of Illinois, since 1968. Visiting associate professor Purdue University, 1968. Visiting professor U. Western Ontario, 1969-1970.
Member American Philosophical Association (chairman program committee Western division 1977), Illinois Philosophical Association (president 1988-1989), Linguistic Society of America.
Married Elizabeth Robin McReynolds, February 5, 1955. Children– Marcia E., Dewey, John H., George H.