anti-reductionism
noun [ U ] science specialized (also antireductionism) uk/ˌæn.ti.rɪˈdʌk.ʃən.ɪ.zəm/ us/ˌæn.taɪ.rɪˈdʌk.ʃən.ɪ.zəm/
反还原论
beliefs that are opposed to reductionism (= the practice of considering or presenting something complicated in a simple way, especially a way that is too simple)
Epistemological antireductionism is the recognition that some phenomena are too complex to be comprehended by human intelligence. 认识论上的反还原论是指承认有些现象过于复杂,无法被人类的智慧所理解。
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- Thomas Nagel presented a taxonomy of antireductionism.
- The debate between reductionism and antireductionism centres around whether sciences like psychology are in principle eventually reducible to physics.
- Anti-reductionism is at the junction between philosophy and science.
- See Green for an overview of arguments for and against anti-reductionism.