Wikipedia about Reductionism

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    • Published: 08-20-2015 10:07 am
    • "Reductionism refers to several related but different philosophical positions regarding the connections between phenomena, or theories, "reducing" one to another, usually considered "simpler" or more "basic".[1] The Oxford Companion to Philosophy suggests that it is "one of the most used and abused terms in the philosophical lexicon" and suggests a three part division:[2]

      Ontological reductionism: a belief that the whole of reality consists of a minimal number of parts
      Methodological reductionism: the scientific attempt to provide explanation in terms of ever smaller entities
      Theory reductionism: the suggestion that a newer theory does not replace or absorb the old, but reduces it to more basic terms. Theory reduction itself is divisible into three: translation, derivation and explanation.[3]

      Reductionism can be applied to objects, phenomena, explanations, theories, and meanings.[4][3][5]"

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reductionism

      From my perspective Mechanistic is related to the reductionism and analytical philosophy.
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