Examining the Continuity between Life and Mind: Is There a Continuity between Autopoietic Intentionality and Representationality?

A weak version of the life-mind continuity thesis entails that every living system also has a basic mind (with a non-representational form of intentionality). The strong version entails that the same concepts that are sufficient to explain basic minds (with non-representational states) are also cent...

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Main Authors: Wanja Wiese, Karl J. Friston
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Philosophies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2409-9287/6/1/18