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The Self-Evidencing Agent - by Jakob Hohwy (Paperback)

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How the concept of self-evidencing offers a philosophical principle for understanding mind and behavior, consciousness, value, wisdom, and meaning.
About the Author: Jakob Hohwy is Professor of Philosophy at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.
354 Pages
Psychology, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition

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"An extension of the Predictive Processing / Active Inference model into an overall framework for understanding meaning and existence"--

Book Synopsis

How the concept of self-evidencing offers a philosophical principle for understanding mind and behavior, consciousness, value, wisdom, and meaning.

What is it to be a human individual, an agent? According to Jakob Hohwy, it is to "self-evidence," to actively seek out sensory evidence for one's own model of oneself and the world. The Self-Evidencing Agent begins with a simple analysis of what it is for something to exist, then uses this starting point to understand how human agents perceive and make sense of the world, decide to act, and act of their own volition. The central notion of self-evidencing helps us to understand self, consciousness, as well as wisdom, meaning, and mindfulness.

Self-evidencing occurs when organisms act in the world in ways that generate evidence for their existence; they evidence their model of the world and themselves. Hohwy offers a first-principles method for philosophical inquiry, intended to provide new answers to difficult philosophical questions, while casting light on the diversity of everyday experience, as well as our attempts to live well.

About the Author

Jakob Hohwy is Professor of Philosophy at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. He is the author of The Predictive Mind.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W)

Weight: .81 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 354

Genre: Psychology

Sub-Genre: Cognitive Psychology & Cognition

Publisher: MIT Press

Format: Paperback

Author: Jakob Hohwy

Language: English

Street Date: January 13, 2026

TCIN: 1004094012

UPC: 9780262553896

Item Number (DPCI): 247-18-9627

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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