Catherine Z. Elgin | |
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| Born | 1948 |
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| Alma mater | Brandeis University |
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| Institutions | Harvard University |
| Main interests | epistemology and the philosophies of art and science |
Catherine Z. Elgin (born 1948) is a philosopher working in epistemology and the philosophies of art and science. [1] She is currently a professor of philosophy of education at the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University.
She holds a Ph.D. from Brandeis University where she studied with Nelson Goodman. She has held tenure-track and visiting positions at many universities,including Michigan State University,Vassar College,Princeton University,and MIT. [2] In 2023,she was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts &Sciences. [3]
Elgin's work has considered such questions as "what makes something cognitively valuable?" As an epistemologist,she considers the pursuit of understanding to be of higher value than the pursuit of knowledge. [1]
In Considered Judgment,Elgin argues for "a reconception that takes reflective equilibrium as the standard of rational acceptability." [4]
In 2023, Elgin was elected into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. [5]
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