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Area of Science:

  • Philosophy of Mind
  • Cognitive Science
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Fred Dretske proposed three conditions for representations to causally influence behavior.
  • Phylogenetic representations often fail to meet these conditions.
  • The causal role of information in behavior is debated.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically evaluate Dretske's three conditions for causal representations.
  • To explore the conditions under which information, particularly learned information, can shape behavior.
  • To re-examine the distinction between informational content and genetic plans in controlling behavior.

Main Methods:

  • Philosophical analysis of Dretske's conditions.
  • Examination of teleological explanations of behavior.
  • Distinction between phylogenetic and learned representations.
  • Analysis of temporal roles of information and genetic plans.

Main Results:

  • Condition 'c' may not require information to be available to the 'system as a whole' for teleological behavioral influence.
  • Condition 'b' does not inherently privilege learning over other information-driven processes in goal-oriented behavior.
  • Learned correlations share temporal gaps with phylogenetic representations, and informational content can recruit phylogenetic representations for motor control.

Conclusions:

  • Dretske's conditions for causal representations require re-evaluation.
  • Information, including learned information, plays a significant role in shaping behavior, even when not fully integrated into the 'system as a whole'.
  • The temporal dynamics of information and genetic plans in behavior control are more complex than initially proposed.