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Most of probability theory is resilient under shifts of interpretation: the same theorems are proved for personal probability as for objective chance. The question of how probabilities change with time, however, is approached quite differently. In quantum theory for example, one can see a veritable dynamics of objective probabilities, which evolve in time, constrained by symmetries which induce conservation laws. This topic I shall leave aside here, to concentrate on rational change of opinion, probabilistically conceived.
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Van Fraassen, B. (1993). Symmetries of Probability Kinematics. In: Corsi, G., Chiara, M.L.D., Ghirardi, G.C. (eds) Bridging the Gap: Philosophy, Mathematics, and Physics. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol 140. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2496-6_14
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