Two Approaches to Reduction: A Case Study from Statistical Mechanics.
I argue that there are two distinct approaches to understanding reduction: the ontology-first approach and the theory-first approach. They concern the relation between ontological reduction and inter-theoretic reduction. Further, I argue for the significance of this distinction by demonstrating that...
| Published in: | Philosophy of Science Vol. 91; no. 4; pp. 969 - 990 |
|---|---|
| Main Author: | |
| Format: | Article |
| Published: |
Cambridge University Press
Oct2024
|
| Online Access: | View this record in EBSCOhost |