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Catherine Z. Elgin is a Professor of the Philosophy of Education at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education since 1996. She holds a Ph.D. from Brandeis University (1975) and has taught at MIT, Princeton, Wellesley, Dartmouth, UNC Chapel Hill, Michigan State, Simmons, and Vassar prior to her Harvard appointment.
- Literary executor for Nelson Goodman and Jonathan Adler
- Research focuses on epistemology, philosophy of art, and philosophy of science
- Argues that understanding (not knowledge) should be epistemology's central concern
Research Trends across her publications reveal:
- Epistemic value of fiction and imagination
- Interdisciplinary connections between art, science, and philosophy
- Critique of analytic/synthetic distinctions
- Perspectival approaches to scientific representation
- Conceptual analysis of exemplification and metaphor
- Epistemic normativity in educational contexts
Scientific Awards & Editorial Involvement:
- Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences (2023)
- Advisory Board, American Philosophical Association Committee on the Philosophy of Education
- Editorial Board, American Philosophical Quarterly
- Editorial Board, International Journal for the Philosophy of Science
Academic Leadership:
- Teaches courses in philosophy of education
- Maintains active research program through Harvard's DASH repository
- Collaborates with educators across Harvard's schools including the Center for Ethics and the Professions
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