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Catherine Z. Elgin (born 1948) is a philosopher working in epistemology and the philosophies of art and science.[1] She holds a Ph.D. from Brandeis University where she studied with Nelson Goodman and is currently a professor of philosophy of education at the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University. She is well known for her several joint works with philosopher Nelson Goodman. Philosophical workElgin'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 Judgement, Elgin argues for "a reconception that takes reflective equilibrium as the standard of rational acceptability."[2] Bibliography
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References1. ^1 {{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}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Elgin, Catherine}}{{US-philosopher-stub}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://press.princeton.edu/titles/6075.html|title=Considered Judgment|publisher=Princeton University Press|accessdate=2009-03-01}} 3. ^{{cite book|last=Elgin|first=Catherine|publisher=Taylor & Francis|date=1997|isbn=0-8153-2612-2|title=The Philosophy of Nelson Goodman}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/0801483999|title=Between the Absolute and the Arbitrary (Paperback)|publisher=Amazon.com|accessdate=2009-03-02}} 6 : Living people|Harvard University faculty|American philosophers|Brandeis University alumni|Epistemologists|1948 births |
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