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Full Idea
The reductionist programme dispenses with levels of reality.
Gist of Idea
The reductionist programme dispenses with levels of reality
Source
John Heil (From an Ontological Point of View [2003], 04.3)
Book Ref
Heil,John: 'From an Ontological Point of View' [OUP 2005], p.35
A Reaction
Fodor, for example, claims that certain causal laws only operate at high levels of reality. I agree with Heil's idea - the notion that there are different realities around here that don't connect properly to one another is philosopher's madness.