comma before and after 'hence' [adverb]: interest in... and, hence,

[Sextus]

In the following example:

"In recent years, there has been renewed interest in epistemology and, hence, in the question of whether knowledge is possible."

Are the commas before and after "hence" well placed? Or should I rather say "...in epistemology, and hence in..."?

Thanks

 

[owlman5]

I prefer your second version, Sextus. Given that your sentence doesn't introduce a new clause after the coordinating conjunction "and", I think you could also skip the comma after "and":

"In recent years, there has been renewed interest in epistemology and hence in the question of whether knowledge is possible."

 

[Sextus]

Ok, thanks a lot.

 

[Aram Soroushian]

This guidance is useful to me too. Many thanks.