Full Idea
There is no important sense in which psychology can be reduced to the physical sciences.
Gist of Idea
In no important way can psychology be reduced to the physical sciences
Source
Donald Davidson (The Material Mind [1973], p.259)
Book Reference
Davidson,Donald: 'Essays on Actions and Events' [OUP 1982], p.259
A Reaction
In no 'important' way can the beauty of the Lake District be reduced to geology - but it is geology. 'Important' to whom? To a metaphysician, I would say psychology does reduce to physics, and that is important, but it is not important to a psychologist.