[1]
In this regard it is strikingly similar to the free energy principle as presented by Hohwy (this collection); both use the assumption of biofunctional optimizing as an interpretive lever to make sense of the myriad complexities of the brain, assigning to the brain a fundamental task of acquiring accurate anticipations of the relevant causes in the organism’s world. I have not yet been able to assess the costs and benefits of these two different ways of thinking of brains as future-producer: both are abstract, both court triviality if misused. This is a good topic for future work.