The Individualism-Holism Debate on Intertheoretic Reduction and the Argument from Multiple Realization

Philosophy of the Social Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 1 SPEC.ISS., 2003, Pages 77-99

  Zahle, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Argument from multiple realization; Holism; Individualism; Intertheoretic reduction; Reductionism

Indexed keywords

EID: 2342622108     PISSN: 00483931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0048393102250306     Document Type: Review

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