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Markov blankets: Realism and our ontological commitments

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Abstract The authors argue that their target is orthogonal to the realism and instrumentalist debate. I argue that it is born directly from it. While the distinction is helpful in… Click to show full abstract

Abstract The authors argue that their target is orthogonal to the realism and instrumentalist debate. I argue that it is born directly from it. While the distinction is helpful in illuminating how some ontological commitments demand a theory of implementation, it's less clear whether different views cleanly map onto the epistemic and metaphysical uses defined in the paper.

Keywords: realism ontological; markov blankets; ontological commitments; blankets realism

Journal Title: Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Year Published: 2022

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