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Back to EpisodesExploring the Mind: John Vervaeke on Relevance Realization and Consciousness
Description
In Episode 3 of the "Active Inference Insights" series, host Darius Parvizi-Wayne welcomes John Vervaeke for an insightful discussion bridging cognitive science and philosophy. The episode delves into topics like relevance realization, evolutionary processes in cognition, and understanding cultural variations in self-modeling. Verveke articulates the dynamic nature of cognition and its relationship with the environment, challenging traditional views on consciousness and the subjective-objective divide. Listeners will better understand how computational models and philosophical frameworks can synergistically enhance our comprehension of the mind and its processes. This episode is a thought-provoking journey that connects cognitive science theories with philosophical inquiries, offering listeners nuanced perspectives on the complexity of human cognition and its implications for meaning in life.
Glossary of Terms
4E Cognitive Science: A view of cognition as embodied, embedded, enacted, and extended.
Relevance Realization: The ability to focus on salient information in a complex environment.
Predictive Processing: A framework in cognitive science that describes how the brain makes predictions about incoming sensory information.
Opponent Processing: A concept in biology where two subsystems work in opposition to regulate functions like arousal.
Resources and References:
Dr. John Vervaeke: Website | YouTube | Patreon | X | Facebook
Darius Parvizi: X | Active Inference Institute | Active Inference Insights
John Vervaeke YouTube
Awakening from the Meaning Crisis
The Crossroads of Predictive Processing and Relevance Realization | Leiden Symposium
Books, Articles, Publications, and Videos
Heidegger, Neoplatonism, and the History of Being: Relation as Ontological Ground - James Filler
Predictive processing and relevance realization: exploring convergent solutions to the frame problem. Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences. Andersen, B. P., Miller, M., & Vervaeke, J. (2022)
The Self‐Evidencing Brain. Noûs Hohwy, Jakob (2016).
Attenuating oneself. Philosophy and the Mind Sciences. Limanowski, Jakub & Friston, Karl (2020).
'Seeing the Dark': Grounding Phenomenal Transparency and Opacity in Precision Estimation for Active Inference. Frontiers in psychology. Limanowski, J., & Friston, K. (2018).