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The self-evidencing agent : mind, existence, and predictive processing / Jakob Hohwy.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Hohwy, Jakob, author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Psychology--Methodology.
Psychology.
Prediction (Psychology).
Cognitive science.
Neurosciences.
Physical Description:
1 online resource
Place of Publication:
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2026]
Summary:
"An extension of the Predictive Processing / Active Inference model into an overall framework for understanding meaning and existence"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
From existence to free energy and self-evidencing
Self-evidencing for active organisms
Self-evidencing with precision control
Accuracy and pragmatics
Inference to the best decision
Self-models and selves
Volition, emotion, and value
Self-evidencing for consciousness
Wisdom and meaning
Concluding remarks.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (MIT Press Direct, viewed March 12, 2026).
Other Format:
Print version: Hohwy, Jakob. Self-evidencing agent
ISBN:
9780262385626
0262385627
9780262385619
0262385619
OCLC:
1528565727
Access Restriction:
Some versions: Open access versions available from some providers open access

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