[MaFLa] invitation to a philosophy talk on `Predictive coding, neo-Kantianism, and transcendental idealism` by Dan Zahavi - Tuesday, 24 January, 5.30 PM, Nádor 15, Room 103

[Krisztina Biber]

The CEU Department of Philosophy cordially invites you to a talk
(as part of its Departmental Colloquium series)
by
Dan Zahavi (University of Copenhagen)
on

Predictive coding, neo-Kantianism, and transcendental idealism

Tuesday, 24 January 2017, 5.30 PM, Nádor 15, Room 103

ABSTRACT

Recently, a number of neuroscientists and philosophers have taken the so-called prediction error minimization theory to support a form of radical neuro-representationalism, according to which the content of our conscious experiences is a neural construct, a brain-generated simulation. There is remarkable similarity between this account and ideas found in and developed by German neo-Kantians in the mid-19th century. Even more importantly, some neo-Kantians eventually came to have serious doubts about the cogency and internal consistency of the model. In my talk, I argue that this criticism has implications for our assessment of the contemporary theory as well.


Krisztina Biber
Department of Philosophy
Coordinator
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