Reductionism And Holism Flashcards

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Reductionism

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Breaks complex phenomena into more simple components

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Holism

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Perceiving the whole experience rather than the individual features

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What are the levels of explanation of reductionism

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High level is cultural and social explanations
Middle is psychological
Lower is biological explanations

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Types of reductionism

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Biological and environmental

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