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An Enactive Theory of Need Satisfaction

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Philosophy and Theory of Artificial Intelligence 2017 (PT-AI 2017)

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In this paper, based on the predictive processing approach to cognition, an enactive theory of need satisfaction is discussed. The theory can be seen as a first step towards a computational cognitive model of need satisfaction.

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Acknowledgement

This research was partially supported by the WU Anniversary Fund of the City of Vienna and by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology (Grant 855407).

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  1. Department of Philosophy and Cognitive Science Research Platform, University of Vienna, Universitätsring 1, 1010, Vienna, Austria

    Soheil Human & Markus F. Peschl

  2. Department of Information Systems and Operations, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Welthandelsplatz 1, 1020, Vienna, Austria

    Soheil Human & Vadim Savenkov

  3. Cisco Systems, Inc., 170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA, 95134, USA

    Golnaz Bidabadi

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Human, S., Bidabadi, G., Peschl, M.F., Savenkov, V. (2018). An Enactive Theory of Need Satisfaction. In: Müller, V. (eds) Philosophy and Theory of Artificial Intelligence 2017. PT-AI 2017. Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics, vol 44. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96448-5_5

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