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{{Short description|American philosopher (born 1948)}}
'''Catherine Z. Elgin''' (born 1948) is a philosopher whose focus is the theory of knowledge and the philosophies of art and science.<ref name="havahd">{{cite web|url=http://gseweb.harvard.edu/faculty_research/profiles/profile.shtml?vperson_id=314|title=Harvard: Catherine Elgin|publisher=Harvard University|accessdate=2009-03-01}}</ref> She holds a Ph.D. from [[Brandeis University]] and is currently a [[professor]] at [[Harvard University]]. She is well known for her several joint works with philosopher [[Nelson Goodman]].
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'''Catherine Z. Elgin''' (born 1948) is a philosopher working in [[epistemology]] and the philosophies of art and science.<ref name="havahd">{{cite web |title=Harvard: Catherine Elgin |url=http://gseweb.harvard.edu/faculty_research/profiles/profile.shtml?vperson_id=314 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215202953/https://gseweb.harvard.edu/faculty_research/profiles/profile.shtml?vperson_id=314 |archive-date=15 December 2010 |accessdate=2009-03-01 |publisher=Harvard University}}</ref> She is currently a [[professor]] of philosophy of education at the Graduate School of Education at [[Harvard University]].


==Academic focus==
==Education and career==

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]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230903011602/https://www.gse.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/faculty/documents/catherine-elgin-314.pdf ''Curriculum vitae''] (Archived)</ref> In 2023, she was elected a Fellow of the [[American Academy of Arts & Sciences]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Members |url=https://www.amacad.org/new-members-2023 |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=American Academy of Arts & Sciences |language=en}}</ref>

==Philosophical work==
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.<ref name="havahd"/>
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.<ref name="havahd"/>


In ''Considered Judgement'', Elgin argues for "a reconception that takes reflective equilibrium as the standard of rational acceptability."<ref name="princeton">{{cite web|url=http://press.princeton.edu/titles/6075.html|title=Considered Judgment|publisher=Princeton University Press|accessdate=2009-03-01}}</ref>
In ''Considered Judgment'', Elgin argues for "a reconception that takes reflective equilibrium as the standard of rational acceptability."<ref name="princeton">{{cite web|url=http://press.princeton.edu/titles/6075.html|title=Considered Judgment|publisher=Princeton University Press|accessdate=2009-03-01}}</ref>


==Bibliography==
==Works==
* ''With Reference to Reference'', 1982
* ''[[iarchive:withreferencetor0000elgi|With Reference to Reference]]'', Hackett, 1983
* ''Reconceptions in Philosophy and Other Arts and Sciences'', 1988
* ''[[iarchive:reconceptionsinp0000good/page/n5/mode/2up|Reconceptions in Philosophy and Other Arts and Sciences]]'', with Nelson Goodman, Routledge, 1988
* ''Revisionen. Philosophie und andere Künste und Wissenschaften'', 1993
** German translation: ''Revisionen. Philosophie und andere Künste und Wissenschaften'', 1993
* ''The Philosophy of Nelson Goodman'', v. 1. ''Nominalism, Constructivism, and Relativism'', {{ISBN|0-8153-2609-2}}, v. 2. ''Nelson Goodman's New Riddle of Induction'', {{ISBN|0-8153-2610-6}}, v. 3. ''Nelson Goodman's Philosophy of Art'', {{ISBN|0-8153-2611-4}}, v. 4. ''Nelson Goodman's Theory of Symbols and its Applications'', {{ISBN|0-8153-2612-2}}, 1997<ref>{{cite book|last=Elgin|first=Catherine|publisher=Taylor & Francis|date=1997|isbn=0-8153-2612-2|title=The Philosophy of Nelson Goodman}}</ref>
* (ed.) ''The Philosophy of Nelson Goodman'', v. 1. ''Nominalism, Constructivism, and Relativism'', {{ISBN|0-8153-2609-2}}, v. 2. ''Nelson Goodman's New Riddle of Induction'', {{ISBN|0-8153-2610-6}}, v. 3. ''Nelson Goodman's Philosophy of Art'', {{ISBN|0-8153-2611-4}}, v. 4. ''Nelson Goodman's Theory of Symbols and its Applications'', {{ISBN|0-8153-2612-2}}, 1997
* ''[[iarchive:betweenabsolutea00elgi|Between the Absolute and the Arbitrary]]'' Cornell University Press, 1997
* ''Between the Absolute and the Arbitrary'' (Paperback), 1997<ref name="amazonbetween">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/0801483999|title=Between the Absolute and the Arbitrary (Paperback)|publisher=Amazon.com|accessdate=2009-03-02}}</ref>
* ''Considered Judgment'', 1999
* ''Considered Judgment'', Princeton University Press, 1996
* ''Philosophical Inquiry: Classic and Contemporary Readings'', 2007
* (ed.) ''Philosophical Inquiry: Classic and Contemporary Readings'', with Jonathan E. Adler. 2007
* ''[http://philosophypress.co.uk/?p=1098 Begging to differ]'', The Philosophers' Magazine, December, 2012
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130902104504/http://philosophypress.co.uk/?p=1098 "Begging to differ"], ''[[The Philosophers' Magazine]]'', December, 2012
* ''True Enough,'' MIT Press, 2017
* ''[[iarchive:trueenough0000elgi|True Enough]],'' MIT Press, 2017
* "Understanding in Science and Elsewhere": Interview with Catherine Z. Elgin about her philosophy and her intellectual biography, published 2019 on [[3:AM Magazine]] [https://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/understanding-in-science-and-elsewhere/] and republished on 3:16 [https://316am.site123.me/articles/understanding-in-science-and-elsewhere?c=end-times-series]


==See also==
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== External links ==

* Catherine Z. Elgin's [http://catherineelgin.com/ website]
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Latest revision as of 09:13, 12 April 2024

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[edit]

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[edit]

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]

Works[edit]

  • With Reference to Reference, Hackett, 1983
  • Reconceptions in Philosophy and Other Arts and Sciences, with Nelson Goodman, Routledge, 1988
    • German translation: Revisionen. Philosophie und andere Künste und Wissenschaften, 1993
  • (ed.) The Philosophy of Nelson Goodman, v. 1. Nominalism, Constructivism, and Relativism, ISBN 0-8153-2609-2, v. 2. Nelson Goodman's New Riddle of Induction, ISBN 0-8153-2610-6, v. 3. Nelson Goodman's Philosophy of Art, ISBN 0-8153-2611-4, v. 4. Nelson Goodman's Theory of Symbols and its Applications, ISBN 0-8153-2612-2, 1997
  • Between the Absolute and the Arbitrary Cornell University Press, 1997
  • Considered Judgment, Princeton University Press, 1996
  • (ed.) Philosophical Inquiry: Classic and Contemporary Readings, with Jonathan E. Adler. 2007
  • "Begging to differ", The Philosophers' Magazine, December, 2012
  • True Enough, MIT Press, 2017
  • "Understanding in Science and Elsewhere": Interview with Catherine Z. Elgin about her philosophy and her intellectual biography, published 2019 on 3:AM Magazine [1] and republished on 3:16 [2]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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. Retrieved 2009-03-01.

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