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Michael Levin - Unfolding New Paradigms of Posthuman Intelligence [Worthy Successor, Episode 7]

The Trajectory

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Exploring Self-Interest and Cognition in Biological Systems

This chapter examines the concept of self-interest across biological entities, discussing its philosophical ties to Spinoza. It highlights the importance of experimental methods in understanding cognition and learning in both complex and simple biological systems.

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