reductionist
pronunciation
How to pronounce reductionist in British English:
UK [rɪ'dʌkʃənɪst]
How to pronounce reductionist in American English:
US [rɪ'dʌkʃənɪst]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to the theory of reductionism
Word Origin
- reductionist (n.)
- 1861 and after in various senses, from reduction + -ist. Philosophical sense, related to reductionism is from 1934.
Example
- 1. How would a reductionist explain the biosphere , for example ?
- 2. Hence both the global ethics and the under-heaven system are confined to their reductionist view .
- 3. By taking this reductionist approach , considered radical at the time , kandel set an example for scientists who would use aplysia and other model organisms to trace the circuits responsible for many different behaviors .
- 4. Individual life concept was abstracted to the concept of species in macro biology , and lost its significance in reductionist study .
- 5. Abstract : this paper analyzes the emerging reductionist notions of " tectonics " in the contemporary chinese architecture through a close examination of a set of writings and design works produced by contemporary chinese architects .