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anti-reductionism noun[ U ] science specialized(alsoantireductionism)uk /ˌæn.ti.rɪˈdʌk.ʃən.ɪ.zəm/ us /ˌæn.taɪ.rɪˈdʌk.ʃən.ɪ.zəm/ beliefs that are opposed to reductionism(= the practice of considering or presenting something complicated in a simple way, especially a way that is too simple): 反还原论 Epistemological antireductionism is the recognition that some phenomena are too complex to be comprehended by human intelligence.认识论上的反还原论是指承认有些现象过于复杂,无法被人类的智慧所理解。 Thomas Nagel presented a taxonomy of antireductionism. The debate between reductionism and antireductionism centres around whether sciences like psychology are in principle eventually reducible to physics. Anti-reductionism is at the junction between philosophy and science. See Green for an overview of arguments for and against anti-reductionism. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Elaborating, specifying and simplifying abstract anti-reductionist broad brush broaden complicate enlarge on/upon something expand expand on something expansively expansiveness overgeneralization overgeneralize oversimplification oversimplify particularization spec specification specificity specify split hairsidiom
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