Crispin Gallagher Sartwell is an American academic, philosopher, and journalist. He was a faculty member of the philosophy department at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, until his retirement in 2023. Throughout his academic career, Sartwell has taught at multiple institutions, including Vanderbilt University, University of Alabama, Millersville University of Pennsylvania, the Maryland Institute College of Art, and Dickinson College. His teaching has spanned philosophy, communication, and political science.