Reductionism in the Philosophy of Science

by Christian Sachse

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110322870
• ISBN13: 9783110322873
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"