The paper outlines the main argument for ontological reductionism in today’s discussion, claims that ontological and epistemological reductionism (theory reduction) stand or fall together and finally sketches out how today’s most widespread form of reduction, namely functional reduction, can be developed into a fully-fledged theory reduction, thus taking up the programme of the Vienna circle in today’s philosophy
Scientism denies change and creation in science, and humanism denies change and creation in humanity...
A number of those actively involved in the physical sciences anticipate the creation of a unified ap...
Physicalism claims that the ontology of the world coincides with the ontology of physics. My paper o...
The paper outlines the main argument for ontological reductionism in today’s discussion, claims that...
Reduction and reductionism have been central philosophical topics in analytic philosophy of science ...
In the article three types of reductionism are discussed: i) ontological reductionism (what happens ...
The paper sets out a new strategy for theory reduction by means of functional sub-types. This strate...
The paper sets out a new strategy for theory reduction by means of functional sub-types. This strate...
The paper sets out a new strategy for theory reduction by means of functional sub-types. This strate...
The unity or non-unity of science has been one of the most important philosophical issues in the twe...
This paper understands reductionism as a relation between explanations, not theories. It argues that...
This thesis argues that the core idea of intertheoretic reduction in science is still defendable. Th...
Scientists have always attempted to explain the world in terms of a few unifying principles. In the ...
Reductionism is a philosophical notion that encompasses a set of ontological, methodological, and ep...
Philosophers often have tried to either reduce "disagreeable" objects or concepts to (more) acceptab...
Scientism denies change and creation in science, and humanism denies change and creation in humanity...
A number of those actively involved in the physical sciences anticipate the creation of a unified ap...
Physicalism claims that the ontology of the world coincides with the ontology of physics. My paper o...
The paper outlines the main argument for ontological reductionism in today’s discussion, claims that...
Reduction and reductionism have been central philosophical topics in analytic philosophy of science ...
In the article three types of reductionism are discussed: i) ontological reductionism (what happens ...
The paper sets out a new strategy for theory reduction by means of functional sub-types. This strate...
The paper sets out a new strategy for theory reduction by means of functional sub-types. This strate...
The paper sets out a new strategy for theory reduction by means of functional sub-types. This strate...
The unity or non-unity of science has been one of the most important philosophical issues in the twe...
This paper understands reductionism as a relation between explanations, not theories. It argues that...
This thesis argues that the core idea of intertheoretic reduction in science is still defendable. Th...
Scientists have always attempted to explain the world in terms of a few unifying principles. In the ...
Reductionism is a philosophical notion that encompasses a set of ontological, methodological, and ep...
Philosophers often have tried to either reduce "disagreeable" objects or concepts to (more) acceptab...
Scientism denies change and creation in science, and humanism denies change and creation in humanity...
A number of those actively involved in the physical sciences anticipate the creation of a unified ap...
Physicalism claims that the ontology of the world coincides with the ontology of physics. My paper o...