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We consider the minimal assumptions of temporal consistency that will allow us to make meaningful prior statements about our posterior judgements. These consistency conditions suggest a natural geometric interpretation of ‘prior inference’ which we develop and interpret. We discuss various applications of the geometric construction.
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Goldstein, M. (1997). Prior Inferences for Posterior Judgements. In: Chiara, M.L.D., Doets, K., Mundici, D., Van Benthem, J. (eds) Structures and Norms in Science. Synthese Library, vol 260. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0538-7_4
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