The free energy principle (FEP) states that any dynamical system can be interpreted as performing Bayesian inference upon its surrounding environment. Although, in theory, the …
The processes underwriting the acquisition of culture remain unclear. How are shared habits, norms, and expectations learned and maintained with precision and reliability across …
The positive-negative axis of emotional valence has long been recognized as fundamental to adaptive behavior, but its origin and underlying function have largely eluded formal …
The aim of this article is to clarify how best to interpret some of the central constructs that underwrite the free-energy principle (FEP)–and its corollary, active inference–in theoretical …
J Bruineberg, K Dołęga, J Dewhurst… - Behavioral and Brain …, 2022 - cambridge.org
The free energy principle, an influential framework in computational neuroscience and theoretical neurobiology, starts from the assumption that living systems ensure adaptive …
E Di Paolo, E Thompson… - Philosophy and the …, 2022 - philosophymindscience.org
Several authors have made claims about the compatibility between the Free Energy Principle (FEP) and theories of autopoiesis and enaction. Many see these theories as …
This Element discusses contemporary theories of embodied cognition, including what has been termed the'4Es'(embodied, embedded, extended and enactive cognition). It examines …
How do humans come to acquire shared expectations about how they ought to behave in distinct normalized social settings? This paper offers a normative framework to answer this …
Process philosophy is based on the premise that being is dynamic and that the dynamic nature of being should be the primary focus of any comprehensive philosophical account of …