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Full Idea
If we reduce one theory to another, we reduce the number of independent assumptions about the world.
Gist of Idea
If one theory is reduced to another, we make fewer independent assumptions about the world
Source
Jaegwon Kim (Philosophy of Mind [1996], p.215)
Book Ref
Kim,Jaegwon: 'Philosophy of Mind' [Westview 1998], p.215