Looking beyond Popper: how philosophy can be relevant to ecology
Oikos,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Дек. 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
Язык: Английский
Constraining the Compression: Thermodynamic Depth and Composition
The Philosophical Quarterly,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Фев. 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.
Язык: Английский
Structural Realism About the Free Energy Principle, the Best of Both Worlds
Journal for General Philosophy of Science,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Март 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
Язык: Английский
Measure for Measure: Operationalising Cognitive Realism
Minds and Machines,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
34(3)
Опубликована: Июль 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
Язык: Английский
Looking beyond Popper: How philosophy can be relevant to ecology
Authorea (Authorea),
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Авг. 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.
Язык: Английский