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Single Idea 2317

[catalogued under 7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 2. Reduction]

Full Idea

Examples where reductionism seems to give a good account of things are light, genes, temperature and transparency.

Gist of Idea

Reductionism is good on light, genes, temperature and transparency

Source

report of Jaegwon Kim (Mind in a Physical World [1998], §1 p.025) by PG - Db (ideas)

Book Reference

Kim,Jaegwon: 'Mind in the Physical World' [MIT 2000], p.25


A Reaction

This a fairly simple examples, thoroughly confirmed by science a long time ago. Life is a nicer example, because it is more complex and less obvious, but pretty much beyond dispute these days.