Dirac's "Quantum Mechanics" - the definition of the time evolution operator

I'm reading Dirac's "Principles Of Quantum Mechanics" to learn more about the formal side of the subject.

I have a question about the way he defines the time evolution operator in the book. Either there's a mistake or I'm missing something.

In chapter 27 he says (eqn 1) that $\hat{T}$ is defined such that:

$|P(t)> = \hat{T} |P(0)>$

Where |P(0)> is a ket at time t=0 , and |P(t)> - at time t
Or equivalently |P(0)> is a ket in the Heisenberg picture, and |P(t)> - in the Schrodinger picture.

So this implies that:

$<P(t)| = <P(0)| \hat{T}^{\dagger}$

And then in chapter 32, eqn 45 implies that:

$<P(t)| = <P(0)| \hat{T}$

And I understand, that we can define it both ways, since it's a unitary operator. But we should stick to one way of defining it, and I'm sure Dirac does. So what it is here, that I'm not understanding properly?

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 Quote by Loro So what it is here, that I'm not understanding properly?
I think this is essentially the same misunderstanding about selfadjoint operators which I clarified in your other thread.

 Thanks again, But here $\hat{T}$ isn't self-adjoint. In fact it's unitary.

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