Principles and Methods of Reductionism: 2. Reductionism in the Human Sciences.

Chapter 2 of Part I of the book "Reductionism in Drama & the Theater: The Case of Samuel Beckett" is presented. It explores various challenges associated with the direct application of reductionist principle in the humanities, sociology and psychology. According to it, the mathematical theory of tex...

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Publicado en:Reductionism in Drama & the Theater: The Case of Samuel Beckett pp. 22 - 29
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Publicado: Digitalia Publishing Corp. 1992
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