Self-deception in the predictive mind: cognitive strategies and a challenge from motivation

In this article, we show how the phenomenon of self-deception when adequately analyzed, can be incorporated into a predictive processing framework. We describe four strategies by which a subject may become self-deceived to account for typical cases of self-deception. We then argue that the four stra...

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Published inPhilosophical psychology Vol. 35; no. 7; pp. 971 - 990
Main Authors Marchi, Francesco, Newen, Albert
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 03.10.2022
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
motivationalism
predictive processing
Self-deception
self-model
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ISSN0951-5089
1465-394X
DOI10.1080/09515089.2021.2019693

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Summary:In this article, we show how the phenomenon of self-deception when adequately analyzed, can be incorporated into a predictive processing framework. We describe four strategies by which a subject may become self-deceived to account for typical cases of self-deception. We then argue that the four strategies can be modeled within this framework, under the assumption that a satisfying account of motivation is possible within predictive processing. Finally, we outline how we can ground this assumption by discussing how such a systematic model of motivation may be developed using the distinction between a world-model and a self-model.
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ISSN:0951-5089
1465-394X
DOI:10.1080/09515089.2021.2019693