The Principal Principle and the contingent a priori

Bradley, Richard ORCID: 0000-0003-2184-7844 (2024) The Principal Principle and the contingent a priori. Economics and Philosophy, 40 (2). 472 - 477. ISSN 0266-2671

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Abstract

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.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© 2024 The Author
Divisions:	Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
JEL classification:	C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C0 - General > C00 - General
Date Deposited:	14 Dec 2023 15:30
Last Modified:	27 Oct 2025 17:42
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/121056

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