General philosophy

General philosophy

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Scientific reductionism

Philosophy; General philosophy

Has been used to describe all of the above ideas as they relate to science, but is most often used to describe the idea that all phenomena can be reduced to scientific explanations.

Greedy reductionism

Philosophy; General philosophy

This term was coined by Daniel Dennett to condemn those forms of reductionism that try to explain too much with too little.

Linguistic reductionism

Philosophy; General philosophy

The idea that everything can be described in a language with a limited number of core concepts, and combinations of those concepts.

Analytical reductionism

Philosophy; General philosophy

As used in "Is Reductionism A Good Approach In Science?" "is the underlying a priori of ontological reductionism".

Relationalism

Philosophy; General philosophy

A philosophy that holds that space and time are basic entities ontologically on a par with matter and radiation.

The philosophical view that the truth values of certain claims — particularly theological claims regarding the existence of God, gods, or deities — are unknown, inherently unknowable, or incoherent, ...

Aestheticism

Philosophy; General philosophy

Another name for the Aesthetic movement, a loosely defined movement in art and literature in later 19th century Britain. Proponents of the movement held that art does not have any didactic purpose, ...