Philosophy of Intelligence
Explanatory Adaptation: The Physics and Epistemology of Intelligence
Most definitions of intelligence either collapse into task performance or become too vague to explain what intelligent systems are doing. This work asks what makes a system capable of improving across changing conditions, and argues that intelligence is better understood through the construction, criticism, and revision of explanations.
This paper develops an account of intelligence centered on explanatory adaptation: the ability of systems to construct, criticize, and revise explanations that support successful action across changing conditions.
It connects epistemology, physics, and the philosophy of intelligence.