Integrated Information is not Causation: Why Integrated Information Theory’s Causal Structures do not Beat Causal Reductionism
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Abstract In a recent work (Grasso et al., 2021), practitioners of the Integrated Information Theory (IIT) claim to have overcome weaknesses causal reductionism in producing coherent account causation, as would blatantly conflate causation with prediction and could not answer question ‘what caused what.’ this paper, I reject such dismissal since IIT anti-reductionists misunderstand reductionist stance. The reductionists can still invoke stemming from power universe’s basic units interactions that, eventually, may lead structures supporting integrated information. Additionally, that IIT-inspired misunderstanding originates former’s metaphysical deficit, conflating information causation. However, possible way out, if is complemented deeper ground, nested hylomorphism, an improved argument against be made by invoking formal causality ultimate cause integration natural systems.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Philosophia
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2155-0891', '2155-0905']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11406-023-00684-3