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Full Idea
Supervenience is a stripped down form of reductionism, unencumbered by dubious denials of existence, claims of ontological priority, or claims of translatability.
Gist of Idea
Supervenience is reduction without existence denials, ontological priorities, or translatability
Source
David Lewis (New work for a theory of universals [1983], 'Dup,Sup,Div')
Book Ref
'Properties', ed/tr. Mellor,D.H. /Oliver,A [OUP 1997], p.205
A Reaction
Interesting. It implies that the honest reductionist (i.e. me) should begin by asserting supervience, and only at a second stage go on to deny a bit of existence, loudly affirm priorities, and offer translations. Honest toil.