The Principal Principle does not imply the Principle of Indifference

By M-Phi

Category: Mind & IdeasPhilosophy

Think the Principal Principle forces the Principle of Indifference? In this post I argue HLWW's claim is mistaken. I show Condition 1 is provable, but their Condition 2 misreads Lewis's admissibility condition and fails. The Principal Principle can hold without Indifference, so Moderate Subjective Bayesianism survives.

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