Redressing the emperor in causal clothing: Commentary on 'The Emperor's New Markov Blankets' by Bruineberg, Dolega, Dewhurst and Baltieri

Victor Btesh; Neil R Bramley; David A. Lagnado

doi:10.1017/S0140525X22000176

Redressing the emperor in causal clothing: Commentary on 'The Emperor's New Markov Blankets' by Bruineberg, Dolega, Dewhurst and Baltieri

Victor Btesh^*, Neil R Bramley, David A. Lagnado

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Over-flexibility in the definition of Friston blankets obscures a key distinction between observational and interventional inference. The latter requires cognizers form not just a causal representation of the world but also of their own boundary and relationship with it, in order to diagnose the consequences of their actions. We suggest this locates the blanket in the eye of the beholder.

Original language	English
Journal	Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Early online date	29 Sept 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X22000176
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 29 Sept 2022

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