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7 Post author: Capla 28 December 2014 09:38AM

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Comment author: buybuydandavis 28 December 2014 11:56:59AM *  4 points [-]

On your buildup to PTTLOS, you could start with some of Jaynes' papers just prior to writing the book that will give you his thoughts and motivations at the time

http://bayes.wustl.edu/etj/node1.html

These two look good for providing context:
PROBABILITY THEORY AS LOGIC
A BACKWARD LOOK TO THE FUTURE - Skip to the Probability Theory sections, and read to the end.