Hendricks, Vincent F.,

Mainstream and formal epistemology / Vincent F. Hendricks. - xii, 188 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-179) and index.

Introduction -- Priming the pump -- Mainstream epistemology -- Counterfactual epistemology -- Contextual epistemology -- Logical epistemology -- Computational epistemology -- Modal operator epistemology -- 'Plethoric' epistemology -- References -- Index.

"Mainstream and Formal Epistemology provides the first easily accessible yet erudite and original analysis of the meeting point between mainstream and formal theories of knowledge. These two strands of thinking have traditionally proceeded in isolation from one another but in this book Vincent F. Hendricks brings them together for a systematic comparative treatment. He demonstrates how mainstream and formal epistemology may significantly benefit from one another, paving the way for a new unifying program of 'plethoric' epistemology. His book will both define and further the debate between philosophers from two very different sides of the epistemological spectrum."--Publisher description.

0521857899 9780521857895

2005029339


Knowledge, Theory of

BD161 / .H35 2006

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