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    It is not the case that Dynamic principles like Conditionalization must be justified in order to justify a proper theory of inference and answer Hume's challenge

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    • 1.Conditionalization can be pragmatically vindicated through Dutch Book arguments without requiring independent epistemic justification.
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    • 2.Dutch Book coherence constraints derive their normative force from rationality norms, not from solving Hume's inductive problem.
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    • 3.A principle justified by pragmatic coherence constraints answers the skeptic sufficiently without requiring foundational epistemic grounding.
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    Reason for 2 of 2
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    • 1.Hume's challenge concerns the justification of inductive inference, not the updating of prior probabilities given new evidence.
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    • 2.Conditionalization presupposes a prior probability distribution and governs updating, leaving the skeptical problem about priors entirely untouched.
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    • 3.Justifying Conditionalization is therefore neither necessary nor sufficient for answering Hume's challenge about the rationality of induction.
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    • 1.A full theory of inference that answers Hume's challenge must appeal to additional dynamic principles like Conditionalization
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    • 2.Justifying a theory of inference requires justifying all principles the theory appeals to
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