Properties (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Philosopher
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| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Harvard_University
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| gptkbp:awards |
Fellow_of_the_American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
Fellow_of_the_American_Philosophical_Association |
| gptkbp:birthYear |
1936
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| gptkbp:contribution |
Exploration of the nature of belief
Critique of scientific realism Engagement with contemporary philosophical debates Exploration of the implications of narrative for understanding Exploration of the role of imagination in understanding Exploration of the implications of relativism for knowledge Analysis of the relationship between knowledge and experience Discussion of the role of testimony in knowledge acquisition Advocacy for pluralism in epistemology Analysis of the concept of justification Analysis of the impact of technology on knowledge Analysis of the nature of understanding Critique of foundationalism in epistemology Critique of traditional epistemological frameworks Discussion of the ethical dimensions of knowledge Discussion of the limits of empirical knowledge Discussion of the nature of truth Engagement with the philosophy of education Examination of the role of intuition in knowledge Influence on feminist epistemology Interdisciplinary approach to philosophy Philosophical analysis of aesthetic value Exploration of the role of culture in shaping knowledge Advocacy for the inclusion of non-traditional sources of knowledge Examination of the relationship between art and knowledge Promotion of the importance of context in knowledge Exploration of the implications of skepticism for knowledge. Examination of the relationship between knowledge and power |
| gptkbp:field |
Philosophy
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Catherine Elgin
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| gptkbp:influenced |
Epistemology
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:W.V.O._Quine
|
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Work in epistemology
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| gptkbp:nationality |
American
|
| gptkbp:notableAlumni |
Understanding as a form of knowledge
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| gptkbp:publishes |
Considered Judgment
True Enough The_Philosophy_of_Art Between_the_Absolute_and_the_Arbitrary |
| gptkbp:researchInterest |
Philosophy of language
Philosophy of science Social epistemology Aesthetic experience |