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This study challenges the indirect mind-world relation in prediction error minimization (PEM). It proposes a causal conception to better understand cognition, social interaction, and culture through precision optimization.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Science
  • Philosophy of Mind
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Prediction error minimization (PEM) models an indirect mind-world relation.
  • Clark's work questions this indirectness but advocates for directness, creating a conceptual puzzle.
  • Existing frameworks struggle to reconcile direct and indirect aspects of cognition.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To reconceptualize the mind-world relation beyond prediction error minimization.
  • To propose a causal conception that integrates both direct and indirect aspects of cognition.
  • To explain situated cognition, social interaction, and culture through a unified framework.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of existing theories on mind-world relations.
  • Development of a causal framework for understanding cognitive processes.
  • Integration of precision optimization principles within the causal conception.

Main Results:

  • A causal conception of the mind-world relation is proposed, resolving the puzzle of directness and indirectness.
  • This causal view accommodates and explains phenomena in situated cognition.
  • It provides a mechanism for understanding the emergence of social interaction and culture.

Conclusions:

  • A causal conception offers a more comprehensive understanding of the mind-world relation than PEM alone.
  • Precision optimization, viewed through a causal lens, can explain complex cognitive and social phenomena.
  • This reconceptualization opens new avenues for research in cognitive science and related fields.