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REDUKTYVIZMO RAIŠKA ŠIUOLAIKINĖJE PRIEŽASTSTINGUMO FILOSOFIJOJE.

This paper provides an overview of how the term "reduction" is used in contemporary philosophy of causation. It is considered how, according to this usage, theories of causation may be classified as reductive or as non-reductive, and what types of reductive theories may be distinguished. On the basi...

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Published in:Problems / Problemos Vol. 81; no. Supp; pp. 7 - 22
Main Author: Grenda, Vytautas
Format: Article
Published: Vilnius University 2012 Supplement
Subjects:
Reductionism
Analytic philosophy
Causation (Philosophy)
Metatheory
Empirical research
Conceptual models
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:This paper provides an overview of how the term "reduction" is used in contemporary philosophy of causation. It is considered how, according to this usage, theories of causation may be classified as reductive or as non-reductive, and what types of reductive theories may be distinguished. On the basis of this metatheoretical analysis, the prospects of two forms of reductionism, namely, so-called "Humean reductionism" and "empirical analysis", are evaluated.
Straipsnyje apžvelgiama, kaip terminas „redukcija" vartojamas šiuolaikinėje priežastingumo filosofijoje. Svarstoma, kaip, jeigu atsižvelgiama į šią vartoseną, priežastingumo teorijas galima skirstyti į reduktyvias ir nereduktyvias ir kokias galima išskirti reduktyvių teorijų rūšis. Remiantis atlikta metateorine analize, pateikiamas dviejų rūšių reduktyvizmo -- vadinamojo „hiumiškojo reduktyvizmo" ir „empirinės analizės" -- teorinių perspektyvų įvertinimas.