Reductionism (19TH CENTURY).
Also called mechanism, or mechanistic philosophy.
Associated with Carl Ludwig (1816-1895), Hermann von Helmholtz (1821-1894), Ernst von Briicke (1819-1892) and Emil du Bois-Reymond (1818-1896).
The theory that life can be understood entirely in terms of the laws of physics and chemistry. Modern bioscience approaches biology from this perspective.
Compare with: vitalism
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Reductionism in Art and Brain Science: Bridging the Two Cultures
- Kandel, Eric (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 240 Pages - 06/12/2018 (Publication Date) - Columbia University Press (Publisher)
We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks
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Whole: Rethinking the Science of Nutrition
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Campbell, T. Colin (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 354 Pages - 05/07/2013 (Publication Date) - BenBella Books (Publisher)
Promises and Limits of Reductionism in the Biomedical Sciences (Catalysts for Fine Chemical Synthesis)
- Hardcover Book
- English (Publication Language)
- 382 Pages - 08/02/2002 (Publication Date) - Wiley (Publisher)
Reexamining the Quantum-Classical Relation: Beyond Reductionism and Pluralism
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- Hardcover Book
- Bokulich, Alisa (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 208 Pages - 10/27/2008 (Publication Date) - Cambridge University Press (Publisher)
Analysis & the Fullness of Reality: An Introduction to Reductionism & Emergence
- Jones, Richard H. (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 246 Pages - 03/18/2013 (Publication Date) - CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (Publisher)
Re-Engineering Philosophy for Limited Beings: Piecewise Approximations to Reality
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- Hardcover Book
- Wimsatt, William C. (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 472 Pages - 06/30/2007 (Publication Date) - Harvard University Press (Publisher)
The Believing Scientist: Essays on Science and Religion
- William B Eerdmans Publishing Company
- Barr, Stephen (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 232 Pages - 11/20/2016 (Publication Date) - Eerdmans (Publisher)
Emergence: Contemporary Readings in Philosophy and Science (A Bradford Book)
- English (Publication Language)
- 480 Pages - 03/21/2008 (Publication Date) - A Bradford Book (Publisher)
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