3 papers
q-bio.NC2022
A continuity of Markov blanket interpretations under the Free Energy Principle
Anil Seth, Tomasz Korbak, Alexander Tschantz
Bruineberg and colleagues helpfully distinguish between instrumental and ontological interpretations of Markov blankets, exposing the dangers of using the former to make claims abo…
q-bio.NC2022
Blankets, Heat, and Why Free Energy Has Not Illuminated the Workings of the Brain
Donald Spector, Daniel Graham
What can we hope to learn about brains from the free energy principle? In adopting the "primordial soup" physical model, Bruineberg et al. perpetuate the unsupported notion that th…
q-bio.NC2022
The empire strikes back: Some responses to Bruineberg and colleagues
Maxwell J. D. Ramstead
In their target paper, Bruineberg and colleagues provide us with a timely opportunity to discuss the formal constructs and philosophical implications of the free-energy principle.…