De Finetti Coherence and Logical Consistency

De Finetti Coherence and Logical Consistency

James M. Dickey, Morris L. Eaton, and William D. Sudderth

Source: Notre Dame J. Formal Logic Volume 50, Number 2 (2009), 133-139.

Abstract

The logical consistency of a collection of assertions about events can be viewed as a special case of coherent probability assessments in the sense of de Finetti.

Primary Subjects: 03B05

Secondary Subjects: 60A05, 62A01

Keywords: coherence; consistency; finitely additive probability

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