Elizabeth Wolgast
American writer and philosopher (1929–2020)
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Elizabeth Hankins Wolgast (February 27, 1929 – October 13, 2020) was an American philosopher. Wolgast was born in New Jersey. She died following complications from a stroke.[1]
Elizabeth Wolgast | |
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| Born | February 27, 1929 |
| Died | October 13, 2020 (aged 91) California, US |
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| Region | Western philosophy |
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Education
Wolgast graduated from Cornell University in 1952, studying modern literature at both undergraduate and masters level. She then moved to the University of Washington, where she completed her PhD, focusing on skepticism.[2]
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).[3] She was later appointed an emeritus professor at the institution.[4] Wolgast's work focused on liberal feminism, contemporary political philosophy, ethics and epistemology.[5]
Bibliography
Books
- Ethics of an Artificial Person: Lost Responsibility in Professions and Organizations. Redwood City: Stanford University Press. 1992. ISBN 978-0-8047-2103-5.
- The Grammar of Justice. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. 1987. ISBN 978-0-8014-2081-8.
- Equality and the Rights of Women. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. 1980. ISBN 978-0-8014-1211-0.
- Paradoxes of Knowledge. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. 1977. ISBN 978-0-8014-1090-1.
Articles (selection)
- "Do Husbands or Wives Make the Purchasing Decisions?", Journal of Marketing, 1958, Vol. 23, No. 2: 51-158.
- "The Experience in Perceptien", The Philosophical Review, 1960, Vol. 69, No. 2: 165-182.
- "Perceiving and Impressions", The Philosophical Review, 1962, Vol. 67, No. 2: 226-236.
- "Qualities and Illusions", Mind, 1962, Vol. 71: 458-473.
- "A Question about Colors", The Philosophical Review, 1962, Vol. 71, No.3.: 328-339.
- "Wittgenstein and criteria", Inquiry, 1964, Vol. 71: 348–366.
- "Knowing and What it Implies", The Philosophical Review, 1971, Vol. 80, No. 3.: 360-370.
- "The Invisible Paw", The Monist, 1984, Vol. 67, No. 2: 229-250.
- "Intolerable Wrong and Punishment", Philosophy, 1985, Vol. 60, No. 232: 161-174.
- "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.
- "Moral Pluralism", Journal of Social Philosophy, 1990, Vol.23, No. 2-3: 108-116.
- "The Virtue of a Representative", Social Theory and Practice, 1991, Vol. 17, No. 2: 273-293.
- "Innocence", Philosophy, 1993, Vol. 68, No. 265: 297-307.
- "Primitive Reactions", Philosophical Investigations, 1994, Vol 17: 587-603.
- "The Demands of Public Reason", Columbia Law Review, 1994, Vol. 94: 1936-1949.
- "Moral Paradigms", Philosophy, 1995, Vol. 70, No. 272: 143-155
- "Mental Causes and the Will", Philosophical Investigations, 2002, Vol. 21: 24-43.
- "A Religious Point of View", Philosophical Investigations, 2004, Vol. 27: 129-147.