Conservative Reductionism
Christian (University of Lausanne, Switzerland) Sachse, Michael (University of Lausanne, Switzerland) Esfeld
Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2011
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All properties that exist in the world are functional properties in the sense of causal properties. The authors base a conservative ontological reductionism on this claim and then develop functional reduction into a fully-fledged theory reduction through functional sub-types that are coextensive with physical types, providing case studies from biology.
- ISBN-13
- 9780415891868
- ISBN-10
- 0415891868
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Year
- 2011
- Publication date
- 2011-03-28
- Pages
- 212
- Dimensions
- 236x160x19
- Weight
- 1554