Anticipation, an Optimisation Principle for Cognition

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Abstract

Is cognition possible without a priori assumptions ? Many philosophers and physicists claim that a reference frame for the ordering of the measurements is needed, before cognition can start. Our objective is to reduce the a priori assumptions and to deduce a reference frame directly from empirical data with an Anticipation Principle: Put the measurements in such an order that the credibility of your forecasts will be maximised. The structure of space and time, obtained with this principle provides an explication for some phenomena of quantum mechanics

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Hanns Sommer, « Anticipation, an Optimisation Principle for Cognition », CASYS, 14 | 2004, 110-122.

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Hanns Sommer, « Anticipation, an Optimisation Principle for Cognition », CASYS [Online], 14 | 2004, Online since 23 August 2024, connection on 20 September 2024. URL : http://popups.lib.uliege.be/1373-5411/index.php?id=2488

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Hanns Sommer

Department of Mechanical Engineering (FB 15), University of Kassel (GHK) Mônchebergstr. 7, 34109 Kassel, Germany

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