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De Finetti adopts a subjectivist philosophy, in the sense that he considers subjec-
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to render the concept of probability more “scientific”, are essential and inherent to the
concept of probability. This coincides with the point of view according to which prob-
ability expresses an individual's opinion, and only has significance with regard to that
individual, as opposed to the objectivist perspective which considers that probability
exists independently of individuals and is a property of the physical world.

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