Inter-level explanation: the case of neuropsychoanalysis.
This paper develops theory of inter-level explanation by exploring how neuropsychoanalysis draws together psychodynamic and neuroscientific methodological approaches. I reflect on concepts in the philosophy of science to suggest that integration of levels of analysis may be possible without reductio...
| Publicado en: | Synthese Vol. 206; no. 2; pp. 1 - 24 |
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Aug2025
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