Exploring the Concept of Agency and Teleology in Active Inference

The chapter scrutinizes the intricate notions of agency and teleology within active inference, questioning if agency is a real entity or simply a perceived construct. It delves into the shift towards viewing agency as instrumental for certain systems and how this impacts the understanding of purposefulness within living entities. The conversation also covers the intricacies of free will, the Kantian perspective of autonomy, and the unique self-individuating quality of living systems through constraint closure.