Andy Clark (University of Edinburgh) will speak at the History and Philosophy of Science Departmental Seminar
Thursday, 2 February at 3:30pm Only predict? Conscious experience, and the scope and limits of predictive processing The 'predictive processing' framework shows great promise as a means of both understanding and integrating many of the core information processing strategies underlying perception, thought and action. But this leaves many questions unanswered. What, if anything, does this deeply probabilistic framework have to say about the nature of daily human experience and (indeed) the nature and possibility of conscious experience more generally? Can a story that posits prediction error minimization as cognitive bedrock accommodate the undoubted attractions of novelty and exploration? Is it falsifiable? What is the true scope of this story – can it really be a theory of 'everything cognitive'? Tea and biscuits will be available from 3pm in Seminar Room 1 Seminar Location: Seminar Room 2 Department of the History and Philosophy of Science Free School Lane Cambridge CB2 3RH Following the talk we will go to the pub, and on to dinner. All are welcome! If you would like to join dinner, please contact Marta Halina ([email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>). Tim Crane Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy University of Cambridge www.timcrane.com _____________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the CamPhilEvents mailing list, or change your membership options, please visit the list information page: http://bit.ly/CamPhilEvents List archive: http://bit.ly/CamPhilEventsArchive Please note that CamPhilEvents doesn't accept email attachments. See the list information page for further details and suggested alternatives.
