Markov blankets and the preformationist assumption
Publication Name
Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Abstract
Bruineberg and colleagues argue that a realist interpretation of Markov blankets inadvertently relies upon unfounded assumptions. However, insofar as their diagnosis is accurate, their prescribed instrumentalism may ultimately prove insufficient as a complete remedy. Drawing upon a process-based perspective on living systems, we suggest a potential way to avoid some of the assumptions behind problems described by Bruineberg and colleagues.
Open Access Status
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Volume
45
Article Number
e192
Funding Number
DP170102987
Funding Sponsor
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada