Catherine Z. Elgin
Elgin in 2017
Born1948 (1948)
Alma materBrandeis University
InstitutionsHarvard 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.

Education and career

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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]

Philosophical work

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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]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Harvard: Catherine Elgin". Harvard University. Archived from the original on 15 December 2010. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
  2. ^ Curriculum vitae (Archived)
  3. ^ "New Members". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  4. ^ "Considered Judgment". Princeton University Press. 21 February 1999. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
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