The relationship between cognitive penetration and predictive coding
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DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2016.04.001
Abstract: If beliefs and desires affect perception-at least in certain specified ways-then cognitive penetration occurs. Whether it occurs is a matter of controversy. Recently, some proponents of the predictive coding account of perception have claimed that… read more here.
Keywords: account; predictive coding; relationship; cognitive penetration ... See more keywords
Why cognitive penetration of our perceptual experience is still the most plausible account
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DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2016.09.005
Abstract: To what extent is our perceptual experience influenced by higher cognitive phenomena like beliefs, desires, concepts, templates? Given recent arguments against the possibility of cognitive penetration, we present striking evidence against the impenetrability claims. The… read more here.
Keywords: penetration perceptual; account; cognitive penetration; perceptual experience ... See more keywords
Cognitive Penetration and Cognitive Realism
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DOI: 10.1017/epi.2021.39
Abstract: The paper addresses the issue of theory-ladenness of observation/experimentation. Motivated by a naturalistic reading of Thomas Kuhn's insights into the same topic, I draw on cognitive neuroscience (predictive coding under Free Energy Principle) to scrutinise… read more here.
Keywords: penetration cognitive; cognitive penetration; theory; theory ladenness ... See more keywords
Cognitive penetration and taste predicates: making an exception to the rule
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DOI: 10.4013/fsu.2021.221.02
Abstract: The relevance of cognitive penetration has been pointed out concerning three fields within philosophy: philosophy of science, philosophy of mind, and epistemology. This paper argues that this phenomenon is also relevant to the philosophy of… read more here.
Keywords: philosophy; taste predicates; circumstances application; taste ... See more keywords