To project the stupendous consequences of a quantitative epistemology, compare it with the revolution that hit physics when Galileo quantified motion. Or the revolution that hit chemistry when Lavoisier insisted on precise measurement. It's early days, but the path of advance is marked out. Probability as logic is profoundly out of step with establishment thinking. If people are to hear of it, you will have to tell them.
Theory is a thinker's prime tool.
The better his theory, the better his thinking, the fewer his mistakes, and the better his chance of hitting on important new discoveries. The math is a bit hairy for most of us, but there is plenty of nice, clear text that is loaded with good ideas. Jaynes' book is available in PDF format here, where you can download it chapter by chapter. To read PDF, you need Acrobat Reader. If you have the GnuZip compression utility, this link will get you a compressed copy of Jaynes' entire book in PDF format.