Tom Darling
Biographic Data
| ID | 5997332 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tom Darling |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tom |
| FAMILY NAME | Darling |
| SIGNATURE | DARLING T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Monash University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8533-7221 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Solving the relevance problem with predictive processing
The frame or relevance problem is a classic problem in cognitive science and philosophy. We attempt to resolve this problem by appealing to predictive processing, a growing theory of cognition. As such, it ought to explain one of the central processes of cognition, that is, how an agent context-sensitively determines relevance. Our solution begins by appealing to Bayesian prior probabilities, which intuitively reflect relevance for a predictive a…
Synthesising boredom
I identify and then aim to resolve a tension between the psychological and existential conceptions of boredom. The dominant view in psychology is that boredom is an emotional state that is adaptive and self-regulatory. In contrast, in the philosophical phenomenological tradition, boredom is often considered as an existentially important mood. I leverage the predictive processing framework to offer an integrative account of boredom that allows us …
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Synthesising boredom
I identify and then aim to resolve a tension between the psychological and existential conceptions of boredom. The dominant view in psychology is that boredom is an emotional state that is adaptive and self-regulatory. In contrast, in the philosophical phenomenological tradition, boredom is often considered as an existentially important mood. I leverage the predictive processing framework to offer an integrative account of boredom that allows us …
Solving the relevance problem with predictive processing
The frame or relevance problem is a classic problem in cognitive science and philosophy. We attempt to resolve this problem by appealing to predictive processing, a growing theory of cognition. As such, it ought to explain one of the central processes of cognition, that is, how an agent context-sensitively determines relevance. Our solution begins by appealing to Bayesian prior probabilities, which intuitively reflect relevance for a predictive a…
Cognitive psychology (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Action Observation and Synchronization (1 works) · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (1 works) · Boredom (1 works) · Cognitive science (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works) · Embodied and Extended Cognition (1 works)