Kiverstein, Julian and Kirchhoff, Michael (2022) Scientific Realism about Friston blankets without Literalism. [Preprint]

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Abstract

Bruineberg and colleagues' critique of Friston blankets relies on what we call the “literalist fallacy”: the assumption that in order for Friston blankets to represent real boundaries, biological systems must literally possess or instantiate Markov blankets. We argue that it is important to distinguish a realist view of Friston blankets from the literalist view Bruineberg and colleagues critique.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Kiverstein, Julian j.d.kiverstein@amsterdamumc.nl Kirchhoff, Michael kirchhof@uow.edu.au
Keywords:	Free Energy Principle, Markov Blankets, Scientific Realism, Idealisation
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Biology Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science General Issues > Explanation General Issues > Models and Idealization Specific Sciences > Neuroscience General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism
Depositing User:	Dr Michael Kirchhoff
Date Deposited:	08 Jan 2022 04:40
Last Modified:	08 Jan 2022 04:40
Item ID:	20092
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Biology Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science General Issues > Explanation General Issues > Models and Idealization Specific Sciences > Neuroscience General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism
Date:	8 January 2022
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/20092

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