Reduction, Explanation, and Realism (Hardcover)

What is reduction? Must all discussions of the mind, value, color, biological organisms, and persons aim to reduce these to objects and properties that can be studied by more basic, physical science? Conversely, does failure to achieve a reduction undermine the legitimacy of higher levels of description or explanation? Though reduction has long been a favorite method of analysis in all areas of philosophy, in recent years philosophers have attempted to avoid these traditional alternatives by developing an account of higher-level phenomena which shows them to be grounded in, but not reducible to, basic physical objects and properties. The contributors to this volume examine the motivations for such anti-reductionist views, and assess their coherence and success, in a number of different fields, including moral and mental philosophy, psychology, organic biology, and the social sciences.

General

Imprint:	Clarendon Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 1992
First published:	July 1992
Editors:	David Charles (Fellow in Philosophy) • Kathleen Lennon (Lecturer in Philosophy)
Dimensions:	223 x 146 x 37mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	488
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-824273-4
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Philosophy of science Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Epistemology, theory of knowledge Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Epistemology, theory of knowledge Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind
LSN:	0-19-824273-5
Barcode:	9780198242734

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