Elizabeth Hankins Wolgast (February 27, 1929 – October 13, 2020) was an American philosopher. Wolgast was born in New Jersey. She died on October 13, 2020 following complications from a stroke.

Education

Wolgast graduated from

Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to teach an ...

in 1952, studying modern literature at both undergraduate and masters level. She then moved to the

University of Washington The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seattle a ...

, where she completed her PhD, focusing on skepticism.

Work

Across her career, Wolgast taught and researched at a number of universities. In 1968, Wolgast was appointed to a teaching post at The Department of Philosophy at California State College at Hayward (now

California State University, East Bay California State University, East Bay (Cal State East Bay, CSU East Bay, or CSUEB) is a public university in Hayward, California. The university is part of the 23-campus California State University system and offers 136 undergraduate and 60 pos ...

). She was later appointed an

emeritus professor ''Emeritus'' (; female: ''emerita'') is an adjective used to designate a retired chair, professor, pastor, bishop, pope, director, president, prime minister, rabbi, emperor, or other person who has been "permitted to retain as an honorary title ...

at the institution. Wolgast's work focused on

liberal feminism Liberal feminism, also called mainstream feminism, is a main branch of feminism defined by its focus on achieving gender equality through political and legal reform within the framework of liberal democracy. It is often considered culturally ...

, contemporary

political philosophy Political philosophy or political theory is the philosophical study of government, addressing questions about the nature, scope, and legitimacy of public agents and institutions and the relationships between them. Its topics include politics, l ...

ethics Ethics or moral philosophy is a branch of philosophy that "involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior".''Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy'' The field of ethics, along with aesthetics, concerns m ...

and

epistemology Epistemology (; ), or the theory of knowledge, is the branch of philosophy concerned with knowledge. Epistemology is considered a major subfield of philosophy, along with other major subfields such as ethics, logic, and metaphysics. Episte ...

Bibliography

Books

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Articles (selection)

* Moral Paradigms, ''Philosophy'', 1995, Vol. 70, No. 272: 143-155 * Innocence, ''Philosophy'', 1993, Vol. 68, No. 265: 297-307 * The Virtue of a Representative, ''Social Theory and Practice'', 1991, Vol. 17, No. 2: 273-293 * Moral Pluralism, ''Journal of Social Philosophy'', 1990, Vol.23, No. 2-3: 108-116 * Whether Certainty is a Form of Life, ''Philosophical Quarterly'', 1987, Vol. 37, No. 147: 151-165 * Wrong Rights ''Hypatia'', 1987, Vol. 2, No. 1: 25-43

References

External links

Elizabeth Wolgast's PhilPaper's page.
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