
Alexander HölkenRuhr University Bochum | RUB · Institut für Philosophie II
Alexander Hölken
Master of Science
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Introduction
PhD student at the Ruhr-University Bochum. Interested in the multilevel dynamics of cognitive systems and applications of Complex Systems Theory to various issues in the Philosophy of Mind. My favorite band is the 4E's.
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September 2017 - September 2019
October 2019 - March 2022
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Publications (7)
In an article from 2023, Tom Froese suggests Irruption Theory as a new conceptual framework for understanding the causal efficacy of normative states, particularly concerning motivations for action in embodied agents. Froese’s theory is built on three central tenets, two of which—the Irruption and Scalability theses—are central to its claim that no...
In our 2023 paper, entitled “Modeling interactions between the embodied and the narrative self: Dynamics of the self-pattern within LIDA,” Kugele, Newen, Franklin, and I propose a functional description and implementation of a central element of Gallagher & Newen's pattern theory of self, which identifies an agent's self with a dynamic pattern of s...
Presentation held at the Interdisciplinary College 2023 on Nonlinear Causation in Dynamical Systems and its implications for theories of cognition
Presentation about how embodied processes in the brain support the generation of reliable episodic memories during recall. Held at GEM2021 at the Ruhr-University Bochum (https://for2812.rub.de/gem2021program)
In a paper from 2008, Synofzik, Vosgerau and Newen argue, among other things, for the existence of four levels of self-representation: Two prereflective, nonconceptual levels, one featuring momentary representations, one stable representations, followed by a conceptual and a metarepresentational level. Each of these levels makes a specific contribu...