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Formal epistemology uses formal methods from decision theory, logic, probability theory and computability theory to model and reason about issues of epistemological interest. Work in this area spans several academic fields, including philosophy, computer science, economics, and statistics. The focus of formal epistemology has tended to differ somewhat from that of traditional epistemology, with topics like uncertainty, induction, and belief revision garnering more attention than the analysis of knowledge, skepticism, and issues with justification.
Though formally oriented epistemologists have been laboring since the emergence of Vincent F. Hendricks. Carnegie Mellon University's Philosophy Department hosts an annual summer school in logic and formal epistemology. In 2010, the department founded the Center for Formal Epistemology.
Some of the topics that come under the heading of formal epistemology include:
Cryptography, Artificial intelligence, Software engineering, Science, Machine learning
Epistemology, Computer science, Philosophy, Aesthetics, Metaphysics
Probability theory, Regression analysis, Mathematics, Observational study, Calculus
Chess, Economics, Set theory, Mechanism design, Digital object identifier
Bertrand Russell, Socrates, Truth, Plato, Immanuel Kant
Epistemology, Aesthetics, Philosophy, Logic, Determinism
Epistemology, Philosophy of science, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Philosophy of mind, Analytic philosophy
Epistemology, Philosophy of science, Truth, Belief, Philosophy