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name: "Active Inference as a Meta-Pragmatic Framework: Executable Models, Evidence, and the Discipline of Revision"
description: "Active inference makes beliefs and policies conditional on a generative model, leaving open how its categories, evidence and purposes become warranted. We develop active inference as a meta-pragmatic framework for making these conditions of inquiry t..."
tags: ["active-inference", "meta-pragmatism", "american-pragmatism", "gnn", "model-criticism", "reproducible-research"]
domain: "Active Inference"
citation: "Daniel Ari Friedman (2026). *Active Inference as a Meta-Pragmatic Framework: Executable Models, Evidence, and the Discipline of Revision*. Zenodo."
doi: "10.5281/zenodo.23397452"
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# Active Inference as a Meta-Pragmatic Framework: Executable Models, Evidence, and the Discipline of Revision

**Daniel Ari Friedman** (2026) · Active Inference

## Context

This work addresses topics in **Active Inference**: active inference, meta-pragmatism, American Pragmatism, GNN.

## Methods

Primary methods and techniques applied in this work:

- **Executable GNN specifications and exact categorical inference** — Imported model specifications are evaluated by an exact categorical runtime.
- **Separate training and synthetic evaluation** — Likelihood fitting uses labeled training data separate from evaluation in the specified sensor task.
- **Paired simulation comparisons** — Independent simulation replicates retain predictive scores, observation costs and uncertainty.

## Key Findings

Core contributions and results:

- Reliable metadata and further sensing improve classification within the specified synthetic sensor task.
- Misleading metadata and world-model mismatch can leave exact inference confidently mistaken.
- Mathematical coherence and optimization under preferences do not establish representation adequacy or justify those preferences.
- The demonstrations establish conditional computational consequences and do not validate broader biological or social interpretations.

Methods and findings are summarized from the full text; each item is backed by a verbatim quote recorded in `metadata.json` (`evidence`, `key_findings_evidence`).

## Related Works

See [BIBLIOGRAPHY.md](../../pages/BIBLIOGRAPHY.md) for related publications.

## Validation

Verification points for this work:

- Canonical DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23397452
- PDF SHA-256: See zenodo_record
- Pairing confidence: strong
- Last checked: 2026-10-16T21:46:37Z

## Prerequisites

- Familiarity with active inference, meta-pragmatism, American Pragmatism
- Background in Active Inference fundamentals
- Access to source repository: docxology/active_inference_meta_pragmatic

## Instructions

When working with this paper:

1. Reference the DOI for citation: `10.5281/zenodo.23397452`
2. Apply methods listed in the Methods section for related analysis.
3. Validate findings against the original PDF and metadata.