Carving teleology at its joints

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DAVOODY BENI M., Friston K.

Synthese, cilt.204, sa.1, 2024 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 204 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s11229-024-04660-6
  • Dergi Adı: Synthese
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, IBZ Online, Periodicals Index Online, Index Islamicus, Linguistic Bibliography, Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Philosopher's Index, zbMATH, DIALNET
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Agency, Free energy principle, Goal-directedness, Teleology, Teleonomy
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This paper addresses the conceptualisation and measurement of goal-directedness. Drawing inspiration from Ernst Mayr’s demarcation between multiple meanings of teleology, we propose a refined approach that delineates different kinds of teleology/teleonomy based on the temporal depth of generative models of self-organising systems that evince free energy minimisation.