Mainstream and Formal Epistemology [Paperback]

This book provides an analysis of the meeting point between mainstream and formal theories of knowledge.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. Vincent F. Hendricks book will both define and further the debate between philosophers from two very different sides of the epistemological spectrum.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. Vincent F. Hendricks book will both define and further the debate between philosophers from two very different sides of the epistemological spectrum.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.Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Priming the pump; 3. Mainstream epistemology; 4. Counterfactual epistemology; 5. Contextual epistemology; 6. Logical epistemology; 7. Computational epistemology; 8. Modal operator epistemology; 9. 'Plethoric' epistemology; Bibliography. Hendricks has succeeded in writing a very useful book mending bridges across areas of inquiry that used to be deeply interrelated in the not so distant past, but that in recent years have come apart. The book is written in a very accessible and terse style, avoiding both notational andl#*