Purpose, Value, Evolution, Consciousness, Sentience, Life & Emergence of Mind From Matter | Terrence Deacon | 95
Mind & Matter
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The nature of agency and constraints in shaping actions and outcomes
Constraints and absences play a crucial role in shaping actions and outcomes, as they represent the absence of certain possibilities and the constraining of energy expression in the body. The informational nature of causality from something that doesn't exist yet involves representing patterns of activity as a result of constraints, influencing the way the world changes. Information can be seen as the reduction of degrees of freedom and uncertainty, leading to the prevention of certain events from happening. Ultimately, agency is described as a loop of prevention and absences, highlighting the role of constraints in shaping and constraining actions.
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