Reductionism in the philosophy of science:
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1. Verfasser: Sachse, Christian (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Frankfurt Ontos Verlag [2013]
Schriftenreihe:Epistemische Studien (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) Bd. 11
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents; Acknowledgements; 0. Overview of the general part; I. Ontological reductionism; II. Epistemological reductionism; III. Complete conservative reductionism; IV. Overview of the biological part; V. Classical genetics; VI. Molecular genetics; VII. Reduction of classical genetics tomolecular genetics; References; Index; Blank Page
In contemporary philosophy of science, ontological reductionism, or the claim that everything that exists in the world is something physical, is the consensus mainstream position. Contrary to a widespread belief, this book establishes that ontological and epistemological reductionism stand or fall together. The author proposes a new strategy of conservative theory reduction that operates by means of the construction of functional sub-concepts that are coextensional with physical concepts. Thus, a complete conservative reductionism is established that vindicates both the indispensable scientifi
Beschreibung:330 pages
ISBN:9783110323320
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