reductionist
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8.2
- adjective
- /rɪˈdʌkʃənɪst/
- Formal
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reductionista
- Psychologists and educators are embracing a new view of learning that rejects reductionist theories of the past.
- reductionist approach
- reductionist definition
- reductionist view
Well, that that is a uselessly reductionist view, right?
- Well, that that is a uselessly reductionist view, right?
- So the whole reductionist paradigm is wrong.
- It's all about sugar right now in our kind of reductionist culture of trying to pinpoint one thing.
- I think that frees you up to to go for the more non reductionist form of panpsychism.
- You know, an iPhone or a bicycle or a car are all products of a reductionist mindset.
- And so that kind of reductionist approach didn't yield the the explanation that we wanted.
- But I'm more and more inclined to think that that very reductionist story is not what science is teaching us.
- So then again, it becomes a similar kind of model where we take certain kinds of reductionist approach to create these kinds of platforms.
- In that, you know, I gather from what you just shared that this idea that again, it's reductionist, like look at these markers and make decisions accordingly.
- Now from a reductionist point of view, we would say, OK, the bonding network runs, you feel as if you were being loved and held.
- But it's simply a bit reductionist in view.
- But so few of them live a reductionist materialist have have that viewpoint anymore.
Examples
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Many scientists criticize the reductionist approach for oversimplifying complex issues.
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A reductionist perspective can help break down difficult concepts into manageable parts.
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Now from a reductionist point of view, we would say, OK, the bonding network runs, you feel as if you were being loved and held.
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I believe the case at hand suggests how reductionist such an explanation can be.
Academic text (2000) -
How can the culture of any one nation be defined without falling into reductionist definitions?
Academic text (1991) -
You know, an iPhone or a bicycle or a car are all products of a reductionist mindset.
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Learning may be active, but the behavioral objectives that guided learning often seemed too reductionist for parents and teachers.
Academic text (2002) -
Strictly speaking, a reductionist explanation is one that is derived from a higher-order theory.
Academic text (1990) -
Rather than a reductionist approach, this paper encourages the use of connectionism in these respective sciences.
Academic text (2003) -
In the contemplation of any living organism, both reductionist and holistic approaches are needed.
Academic text (2003)
Synonyms
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8.5
Explaining something complex by looking only at its simple parts
Antonyms
How Reductionist
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word reductionist comes from the common verb reduce meaning 'make smaller' and the ending -ist which shows 'someone who does' or 'relating to' an idea. So a reductionist view tries to explain a complex thing by breaking it into smaller parts and looking only at those parts.