Predictive Minds

Old Problems and New Challenges

By: Manuel Curado (Editor), Steven S. Gouveia (Editor)

Write A Review

Paperback | 6 March 2024

At a Glance

Paperback
306 Pages

Dimensions(cm)
22.86 x 15.24 x 1.63

Paperback

$159.75

or 4 interest-free payments of $39.94 with

or

Ships in 15 to 25 business days

The Predictive Processing Theory of Mind is a recent theory developed by philosophers, cognitive scientists, and neuroscientists about the nature and function of the brain and its role in creating the conscious mind that we humans, and perhaps some non-human animals, have. The authors that advanced those lines of research believe that there is a fundamental idea that has been overlooked in the research done about the brain until the present: that the brain is a prediction machine with the function of creating hypotheses about the causes of our sensory signals and predictions of possible future sensory signals. Moreover, the internal models of the world created this way are constantly challenged by incorporating the errors of the previous models into new models. From this point of view, the brain's work could be described as a process of making predictions about the upcoming sensory data based on its best current models of the causes of those data.

This book intends to critically analyze this theory and its subsequent theoretical and empirical consequences. To achieve that, the volume brings together some of the best experts on Predictive Processing - such as Thomas Metzinger, Wanja Wiese, or Mark Miller - with the goal of presenting some of the advantages of this approach but also some of its caveats.

Shipping

	Standard Shipping	Express Shipping
Metro postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Regional postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Rural postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95

Orders over $79.00 qualify for free shipping.

How to return your order

At Booktopia, we offer hassle-free returns in accordance with our returns policy. If you wish to return an item, please get in touch with Booktopia Customer Care.

Additional postage charges may be applicable.

Defective items

If there is a problem with any of the items received for your order then the Booktopia Customer Care team is ready to assist you.

For more info please visit our Help Centre.

More in Philosophy of The Mind

Simulacra and Simulation : The Body, In Theory: Histories of Cultural Materialism - Jean Baudrillard

$24.99

17%
OFF

Bright Shining

how grace changes everything

Hardcover

RRP $34.99

$28.75

18%
OFF

Plain Life

On thinking, feeling and deciding

Paperback

RRP $34.99

$29.99

14%
OFF

The Order of Time

Paperback

RRP $26.99

$22.99

15%
OFF

Intuitive Ayurveda 21 Days to Reset your Gut, Sleep, Mood, and Health

Hardcover

RRP $45.00

$37.75

16%
OFF

How to Think More and Better : Being Reasonable in Unreasonable Times - William B. Irvine

RRP $36.99

$29.75

20%
OFF

Predictive Minds

Old Problems and New Challenges

At a Glance

Paperback

Shipping

How to return your order

Defective items

You Can Find This Book In

More in Philosophy of The Mind

Simulacra and Simulation

The Body, In Theory: Histories of Cultural Materialism

Phosphorescence

The inspiring bestseller and multi award-winning book from the author of Bright Shining

Bright Shining

how grace changes everything

Plain Life

On thinking, feeling and deciding

The Order of Time

Beyond Good and Evil

Penguin Classics

Other Minds

The Octopus and the Evolution of Intelligent Life

The Righteous Mind

Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion

All Things Are Full of Gods

The Mysteries of Mind and Life

The Case Against Reality

How Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes

The Journey

Big Panda and Tiny Dragon

Your Body Already Knows

Intuitive Ayurveda 21 Days to Reset your Gut, Sleep, Mood, and Health

How to Think More and Better

Being Reasonable in Unreasonable Times

The Fast

The History, Science, Philosophy, and Promise of Doing Without

Meditations

The Annotated Edition

The Book of Memory

Or, How to Live Forever

Waking Up

Searching for Spirituality Without Religion: The New York Times Bestseller

Inner Engineering

A Yogi's Guide to Joy

Rationality

What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters

Mortals

How the fear of death shaped human society

Spell Of The Sensuous: Perceptions

Perceptions

Ikigai

Giving Every Day Meaning and Joy

My Big TOE Awakening Discovery Inner Workings

The Complete My Big TOE Trilogy Unifying Philosophy, Physics, and Metaphysics

The Wild Unknown Pocket Archetypes Deck

The Wild Unknown

This product is categorised by