Gunnar Babcock
Philosopher and theorist who works on cognition, information, and emergence; participates as a guest discussing mathematical affordances, memory, and philosophical perspectives on agency.
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Oct 8, 2024 • 53min
Discussion with Daniel McShea and Gunnar Babcock
Gunnar Babcock, philosopher of cognition and emergence, and Daniel McShea, evolutionary biologist and philosopher, explore mathematical affordances, memory, and top-down causation. They discuss succession and niche construction, problem-solving versus preprogramming, agencies and motivational architectures, ethical risks of scaling minimal minds, and rethinking life as a continuum.
