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The Principal Principle and the contingent a priori

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  • Bradley, Richard

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In Chapter 6 of Objects of Credence, Anna Mahtani argues that the opacity of credence raises difficulties for the Principal Principle and proposes a revised principle relating credence and chance that avoids it. In this comment on her book, I both defend Mahtani’s proposed principle against a charge of triviality and argue that the opacity of belief does not threaten the role of chance in guiding credence.

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  • Bradley, Richard, 2024. "The Principal Principle and the contingent a priori," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 121056, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    • Handle: RePEc:ehl:lserod:121056
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    credence; Principal Principle; chance; indeterminism;
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    • C00 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - General - - - General

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