Looking beyond Popper: how philosophy can be relevant to ecology DOI Creative Commons
Tina Heger, Alkistis Elliott‐Graves, Marie I. Kaiser

et al.

Oikos, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Dec. 10, 2024

Current workflows in academic ecology rarely allow an engagement of ecologists with philosophers, or contemporary philosophical work. We argue that this is a missed opportunity for enriching ecological reasoning and practice, because many questions overlap current topics philosophy science. One obstacle to closer connection collaboration between the fields limited awareness scientists, including ecologists, questions, developments ideas. In article, we aim overcome trigger more collaborations philosophers. First, provide overview research relevant ecologists. Second, use examples demonstrate have dimension point related elaborate on one example – debate around appropriate level complexity models show detail how can enrich ecology. Finally, suggestions initiate collaborative projects involving both

Language: Английский

Constraining the Compression: Thermodynamic Depth and Composition DOI Creative Commons
Majid Davoody Beni

The Philosophical Quarterly, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 22, 2024

Abstract This paper examines Bird's account of restricted compositionality in terms compression information. Additionally, this proposes an alternative perspective (to Bird's) that links to the Free Energy Principle and minimisation collective entropy. Emphasising functional integration, criterion provides a more focused relatively objective (patternist) composition.

Language: Английский

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Structural Realism About the Free Energy Principle, the Best of Both Worlds DOI Creative Commons
Majid Davoody Beni

Journal for General Philosophy of Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 26, 2024

Abstract There are realist and antirealist interpretations of the free energy principle (FEP). This paper aims to chart out a structural interpretation FEP. To do so, it draws on Worrall’s (Dialectica 43(1–2): 99–124, 1989) proposal. The general insight is that there progress at level structure theories rather than their content. enact strategy in context FEP, this will focus characterising formal continuity between fundamental equations thermodynamics—such as Boltzmann’s equation Gibbs’s equation—on one hand, Friston’s characterisation FEP other. Lack universal consensus physical character entities feature thermodynamics, information theory notwithstanding, I argue unity mathematical regiment entropy, energy. existence such provides grounds for realism about

Language: Английский

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Measure for Measure: Operationalising Cognitive Realism DOI Creative Commons
Majid Davoody Beni

Minds and Machines, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 34(3)

Published: July 5, 2024

Abstract This paper develops a measure of realism from within the framework cognitive structural (CSR). It argues that in context CSR, can be operationalised terms balance between accuracy and generality. More specifically, draws on free energy principle to characterise

Language: Английский

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Looking beyond Popper: How philosophy can be relevant to ecology DOI
Tina Heger,

Alkistis Elliot-Graves,

Marie I. Kaiser

et al.

Authorea (Authorea), Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Aug. 24, 2024

Current workflows in academic ecology rarely allow an engagement of ecologists with philosophers, or contemporary philosophical work.We argue that this is a missed opportunity for enriching ecological reasoning and practice, because many questions overlap current topics philosophy science.One obstacle to closer connection collaboration between the fields limited awareness scientists, including ecologists, questions, developments ideas.In article, we aim overcome trigger more collaborations philosophers.First, provide overview research relevant ecologists.Second, use examples demonstrate have dimension point related elaborate on one example -the debate around appropriate level complexity models -to show detail how can enrich ecology.Finally, suggestions initiate collaborative projects involving both philosophers.

Language: Английский

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Looking beyond Popper: how philosophy can be relevant to ecology DOI Creative Commons
Tina Heger, Alkistis Elliott‐Graves, Marie I. Kaiser

et al.

Oikos, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Dec. 10, 2024

Current workflows in academic ecology rarely allow an engagement of ecologists with philosophers, or contemporary philosophical work. We argue that this is a missed opportunity for enriching ecological reasoning and practice, because many questions overlap current topics philosophy science. One obstacle to closer connection collaboration between the fields limited awareness scientists, including ecologists, questions, developments ideas. In article, we aim overcome trigger more collaborations philosophers. First, provide overview research relevant ecologists. Second, use examples demonstrate have dimension point related elaborate on one example – debate around appropriate level complexity models show detail how can enrich ecology. Finally, suggestions initiate collaborative projects involving both

Language: Английский

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0