Posted: Apr 22, 2013 6:50 pm
So we are now getting into an emergentism vs. reductionism debate?
Back to our original subject, do we have something like:
Naturalism: can include emergentism, reductionism, and anything in between
Materialism: includes reductionism only
?
I think that if we are going to argue about emergentism vs. reductionism, that it's best to start off by discussing entities whose structures and features are well-understood as results of the structures and features of their parts. That's so that unknown details will not get in the way, as they are likely to do with mind. Entities like cars and houses and the like.
Back to our original subject, do we have something like:
Naturalism: can include emergentism, reductionism, and anything in between
Materialism: includes reductionism only
?
I think that if we are going to argue about emergentism vs. reductionism, that it's best to start off by discussing entities whose structures and features are well-understood as results of the structures and features of their parts. That's so that unknown details will not get in the way, as they are likely to do with mind. Entities like cars and houses and the like.