Andy Egan is a contemporary analytic philosopher known for his work in epistemology, philosophy of language, and philosophy of mind. He has made significant contributions to debates on relativism about epistemic modals and predicates of personal taste, self-locating belief, and the logic of epistemic akrasia. He is a professor at Rutgers University.
Developed influential accounts of relativism about epistemic modals (e.g., 'might' and 'must') and taste predicates
Contributed to the theory of centered worlds and self-locating belief
Analyzed epistemic akrasia and its relationship to rational belief revision
Advanced formal epistemological treatments of the preface paradox and Kyburg-style lottery reasoning
Co-edited foundational work on epistemic modality
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