Reductionism

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Definition:
Reductionism is the approach that complex phenomena can be understood by reducing them to simpler components or underlying processes.

Thinkers:

  • René Descartes
  • Thomas Hobbes

Example:
Explaining human behavior entirely through brain chemistry reflects reductionism.

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