The Complete Free Energy Principle: A Mathematical Foundation for Epistemology 10.5281/zenodo.15067101

This paper shows how to derive the Complete Free Energy Principle (CFEP) from the philosophical assumption “I can know the truth.” This requires self-derivability, which in turn implies self-reflectivity, modality, and generativity. The resulting framework consists of three multiway KL divergence terms—prediction error, complexity, and degeneracy minimization—yielding a self-regulating, convergent model-selection process that guarantees uniqueness of truth.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2025-03-22
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15067101
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Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics
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The Complete Free Energy Principle: A Mathematical Foundation for Epistemology 10.5281/zenodo.15067101

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics
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The Complete Free Energy Principle: A Mathematical Foundation for Epistemology 10.5281/zenodo.15067101

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Abstract

This paper shows how to derive the Complete Free Energy Principle (CFEP) from the philosophical assumption “I can know the truth.” This requires self-derivability, which in turn implies self-reflectivity, modality, and generativity. The resulting framework consists of three multiway KL divergence terms—prediction error, complexity, and degeneracy minimization—yielding a self-regulating, convergent model-selection process that guarantees uniqueness of truth.

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