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Extended Consciousness and Predictive Processing A Third Wave View
144 Pages
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Routledge
144 Pages
by
Routledge
144 Pages
by
Routledge
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In this jointly authored book, Kirchhoff and Kiverstein defend the controversial thesis that phenomenal consciousness is realised by more than just the brain. They argue that the mechanisms and processes that realise phenomenal consciousness can at times extend across brain, body, and the social, material, and cultural world. Kirchhoff and Kiverstein offer a state-of-the-art tour of current... Read more
Introduction 1. The Extended Mind: Three Waves 2. From Extended Cognition to Extended Consciousness? 3. Extended Dynamic Singularities - Models, Processes and Recycling 4. Flexible and Open-Ended Boundaries - Markov Blankets of Markov Blankets 5. Expectation and Experience: A Role for Cultural Practice In Precision Estimation 6. Extended Diachronic Constitution, Predictive Processing and Conscious Experience Conclusion References Index
Biography
Michael D. Kirchhoff is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Wollongong, Australia.
Julian Kiverstein is Senior Researcher in Philosophy at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
