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The emperor has no blanket!

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 September 2022

Vicente Raja Open the ORCID record for Vicente Raja [Opens in a new window] ,
Edward Baggs ,
Anthony Chemero  and
Michael L. Anderson
Vicente Raja
Affiliation:
Rotman Institute of Philosophy, Western University, London, Ontario N6A 5B7, Canada vgalian@uwo.ca http://www.emrglab.org
Edward Baggs
Affiliation:
Department of Language and Communication, Danish Institute for Advanced Study, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense, Denmark ebag@sdu.dk https://danish-ias.dk/people/edward-baggs-danish-ias/
Anthony Chemero
Affiliation:
Departments of Philosophy and Psychology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, USA chemeray@ucmail.uc.edu https://uc.academia.edu/TonyChemero
Michael L. Anderson
Affiliation:
Department of Philosophy, Brain and Mind Institute, Rotman Institute of Philosophy, Western University, London, Ontario N6A 5B7, Canada mande54@uwo.ca http://www.emrglab.org
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Abstract

While we applaud Bruineberg et al.'s analysis of the differences between Markov blankets and Friston blankets, we think it is not carried out to its ultimate consequences. There are reasons to think that, once Friston blankets are accepted as a theoretical construct, they do not do the work proponents of free energy principle (FEP) attribute to them. The emperor is indeed naked.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 45 , 2022 , e204
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press

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