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Probability kinematics is studied in detail within the framework of elementary probability theory. The merits and demerits of Jeffrey's and Field's models are discussed. In particular, the principle of maximum relative entropy and other principles are used in an epistemic justification of generalized conditionals. A representation of conditionals in terms of Bayesian conditionals is worked out in the framework of ‘external’ kinematics.
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Domotor, Z., Zanotti, M. & Graves, H. Probability kinematics. Synthese 44, 421–442 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00413470
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