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The Complete Free Energy Principle: A Mathematical Foundation for Epistemology 10.5281/zenodo.15067101

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This paper shows how to derive the Complete Free Energy Principle (CFEP) from the philosophical assumption “I can know the truth.” This requires self-derivability, which in turn implies self-reflectivity, modality, and generativity. The resulting framework consists of three multiway KL divergence terms—prediction error, complexity, and degeneracy minimization—yielding a self-regulating, convergent model-selection process that guarantees uniqueness of truth.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15067100

Author: Conlin, Ryan

Language: English

Topic: Embodied and Extended Cognition

Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6949613729

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