Predictive processing (PP) is now a prominent theoretical framework in the philosophy of
mind and cognitive science. This review focuses on PP research with a relatively …

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 …

The free energy principle, an influential framework in computational neuroscience and
theoretical neurobiology, starts from the assumption that living systems ensure adaptive …

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 …