Elizabeth Wolgast

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.

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.

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). She was later appointed an emeritus professor at the institution. Wolgast's work focused on liberal feminism, contemporary political philosophy, ethics and epistemology.