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Encultured minds, not error reduction minds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 May 2020

Robert Mirski Open the ORCID record for Robert Mirski [Opens in a new window] ,
Mark H. Bickhard ,
David Eck  and
Arkadiusz Gut
Robert Mirski
Affiliation:
The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, 20-950Lublin, Poland. robertmirski@kul.lublin.pl https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Robert_Mirski
Mark H. Bickhard
Affiliation:
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015. mhb0@lehigh.edu https://www.lehigh.edu/~mhb0/mhb0.html
David Eck
Affiliation:
Cañada College, Redwood City, CA94061. eckd@smccd.edu https://canadacollege.academia.edu/DavidEck
Arkadiusz Gut
Affiliation:
The Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 87-100Toruń, Poland. arekgut2001@gmail.com https://umk.academia.edu/ArkadiuszGut
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Abstract

There are serious theoretical problems with the free-energy principle model, which are shown in the current article. We discuss the proposed model's inability to account for culturally emergent normativities, and point out the foundational issues that we claim this inability stems from.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 43 , 2020 , e109
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