Of Rats and Men II A Pragmatist Reconstruction of the Basis of Agency via the Free-Energy Principle.
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| Název: | Of Rats and Men II A Pragmatist Reconstruction of the Basis of Agency via the Free-Energy Principle. |
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| Alternate Title: | О крысах и людях II Прагматистская реконструкция оснований агентности посредством принципа свободной энергии |
| Autoři: | SŁUSZKIEWICZ, ZBIGNIEW1 |
| Zdroj: | Zoophilologica: Polish Journal of Animal Studies. 2025, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p1-37. 37p. |
| Druh dokumentu: | Article |
| Témata: | Animal behavior, Metaphysics, Rats, Pragmatism, Agent (Philosophy) |
| Author-Supplied Keywords: | free energy principle pragmatic turn predictive processing process metaphysics simple agency метафизика процесса основания агентности прагматистский поворот предиктивная обработка принцип свободной энергии Language of Keywords: English; Russian |
| Abstract (English): | In the second instalment of the Of Rats and Men triptych, the foundations of agency are reconstructed as a positive follow-up to the previous paper's conclusions. For this task, the article draws on pragmatic insights and interpretations of fundamental physical principles - derived from unorthodox contemporary theoretical approaches such as process metaphysics, the extended evolutionary synthesis, and frameworks associated with 'the pragmatic turn' in the cognitive sciences - namely the free-energy principle (FEP) and its operationalisation in predictive processing theory (PP). The aim is to defend the thesis that agency, understood as a capacity to act for reasons, is not a hallmark of human metaphysical exceptionalism but rather an inherent property of life itself, anchored in the organism's internally generated existential imperative to maintain temporal homeodynamics against the entropic tendency towards dispersal. The author defends the use of intentional terminology in explaining animal behaviour, arguing that FEP and PP enable such an approach. This perspective is also consistent with the pluralistic stance of pragmatism and the anti-reductionist direction of processual metaphysics in the philosophy of biology. The article lays the groundwork for further analysis of advanced forms of agency, which will be explored in the final part of the triptych. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Abstract (Russian): | Во второй части триптиха О крысах и людях дается положительный ответ на выводы, сформулированные в первой части. Ссыла- ясь на концептуальные ресурсы прагматиз- ма, а также интерпретации фундаменталь- ных физических принципов, разработанные в рамках современных неортодоксальных теоретических подходов - метафизики про- цесса, расширенного эволюционного син- теза и теорий, связанных с так называемым «прагматистским поворотом» в когнитив- ных науках, в частности принципа свобод- ной энергии (англ. Free Energy Principle, FEP) и предиктивной обработки (англ. Predictive Processing, PP), предлагается реконструкция оснований агентности. В статье отстаивает- ся тезис о том, что агентность, понимаемая как способность организмов действовать по причинам, не является признаком исключи- тельности человеческого познания, а скорее неотъемлемым свойством самого процесса жизни, связанным с экзистенциальным императивом организма поддерживать гоме- одинамическую стабильность. Автор обосно- вывает необходимость использования интен- циональной терминологии для объяснения поведения животных, указывая, что FEP допускает подобный подход, а также подчер- кивает его соответствие плюралистической позиции прагматизма и антиредукционист- скому направлению процессуальной метафи- зики в философии биологии. Статья заклады- вает основу для дальнейшего анализа более сложных форм агентности, который будет представлен в завершающей части триптиха. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Author Affiliations: | 1Uniwersytet im. KEN w Krakowie |
| ISSN: | 2719-2687 |
| DOI: | 10.31261/ZOOPHILOLOGICA.2025.15.13 |
| Přístupové číslo: | 186947330 |
| Databáze: | Veterinary Source |
| Abstrakt: | In the second instalment of the Of Rats and Men triptych, the foundations of agency are reconstructed as a positive follow-up to the previous paper's conclusions. For this task, the article draws on pragmatic insights and interpretations of fundamental physical principles - derived from unorthodox contemporary theoretical approaches such as process metaphysics, the extended evolutionary synthesis, and frameworks associated with 'the pragmatic turn' in the cognitive sciences - namely the free-energy principle (FEP) and its operationalisation in predictive processing theory (PP). The aim is to defend the thesis that agency, understood as a capacity to act for reasons, is not a hallmark of human metaphysical exceptionalism but rather an inherent property of life itself, anchored in the organism's internally generated existential imperative to maintain temporal homeodynamics against the entropic tendency towards dispersal. The author defends the use of intentional terminology in explaining animal behaviour, arguing that FEP and PP enable such an approach. This perspective is also consistent with the pluralistic stance of pragmatism and the anti-reductionist direction of processual metaphysics in the philosophy of biology. The article lays the groundwork for further analysis of advanced forms of agency, which will be explored in the final part of the triptych. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 27192687 |
| DOI: | 10.31261/ZOOPHILOLOGICA.2025.15.13 |