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reductionism
re·duc·tion·ism R0108100 (rĭ-dŭk′shə-nĭz′əm)n. An attempt or tendency to explain a complex set of facts, entities, phenomena, or structures by another, simpler set: "Science requires some degree of reductionism, some picking apart and focusing on one or two variables at a time" (Natalie Angier).
re·duc′tion·ist adj. & n.re·duc′tion·is′tic adj.reductionism (rɪˈdʌkʃəˌnɪzəm) n1. the analysis of complex things, data, etc, into less complex constituents2. often derogatory any theory or method that holds that a complex idea, system, etc, can be completely understood in terms of its simpler parts or components reˈductionist n, adj reˌductionˈistic adjre•duc•tion•ism (rɪˈdʌk ʃəˌnɪz əm)
n. 1. the theory that every complex phenomenon, esp. in biology or psychology, can be explained by analyzing the simplest, most basic physical mechanisms that are in operation during the phenomenon. 2. the practice of oversimplifying a complex idea or issue to the point of minimizing or distorting it. [1940–45] re•duc′tion•ist, n., adj. re•duc`tion•is′tic, adj. reductionismThe attempt to explain complex phenomena in terms of simple laws or principles.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | reductionism - a theory that all complex systems can be completely understood in terms of their componentstheory - a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena; "theories can incorporate facts and laws and tested hypotheses"; "true in fact and theory" | | 2. | reductionism - the analysis of complex things into simpler constituentsanalytic thinking, analysis - the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations |
Translationsreduccionismoréductionnisme
reductionism
reductionism the doctrine that, either in practice or in principle, the propositions of one science can be explained in terms of the propositions of another, e.g. the reduction of chemistry to physics, or the reduction of sociology to psychology. The contrasting doctrine is that particular sciences may be irreducible to other sciences. For Durkheim, for example, social reality is an ‘emergent’ reality, a reality sui generis irreducible to other sciences such as psychology. Similarly, those sociologists who emphasize human meanings as the basis of social explanations also see this level of analysis as irreducible. In practice, the relationships between the sciences are complex, with no pattern, or view of the pattern, of these relationships being in the ascendancy. Sometimes the subject matter of one science can be illuminated by analogies with, or reduction to, another; at other times attempted reductions of analogies will be misplaced or misleading. See also HIERARCHY OF THE SCIENCES. reductionism
reductionism an erroneous belief that complex situations may be explained by reducing them to their component parts and explaining these.reductionism
Words related to reductionismnoun a theory that all complex systems can be completely understood in terms of their componentsRelated Wordsnoun the analysis of complex things into simpler constituentsRelated Words- analytic thinking
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