Unity of Science
Unity of science was once a very popular idea among both philosophers and scientists. But it has fallen out of fashion, largely because of its association with reductionism and the challenge from multiple realisation. Pluralism and the disunity of science are the new norm, and higher-level natural k...
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2021
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| author | Tahko, Tuomas E. |
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| description | Unity of science was once a very popular idea among both philosophers and scientists. But it has fallen out of fashion, largely because of its association with reductionism and the challenge from multiple realisation. Pluralism and the disunity of science are the new norm, and higher-level natural kinds and special science laws are considered to have an important role in scientific practice. What kind of reductionism does multiple realisability challenge? What does it take to reduce one phenomenon to another? How do we determine which kinds are natural? What is the ontological basis of unity? In this Element, Tuomas Tahko examines these questions from a contemporary perspective, after a historical overview. The upshot is that there is still value in the idea of a unity of science. We can combine a modest sense of unity with pluralism and give an ontological analysis of unity in terms of natural kind monism. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-744882025-05-08T09:39:33Z Unity of Science Tahko, Tuomas E. metaphysics; philosophy of science; natural kinds; reduction; realisation; Metaphysics of Science; levels of nature; unity Unity of science was once a very popular idea among both philosophers and scientists. But it has fallen out of fashion, largely because of its association with reductionism and the challenge from multiple realisation. Pluralism and the disunity of science are the new norm, and higher-level natural kinds and special science laws are considered to have an important role in scientific practice. What kind of reductionism does multiple realisability challenge? What does it take to reduce one phenomenon to another? How do we determine which kinds are natural? What is the ontological basis of unity? In this Element, Tuomas Tahko examines these questions from a contemporary perspective, after a historical overview. The upshot is that there is still value in the idea of a unity of science. We can combine a modest sense of unity with pluralism and give an ontological analysis of unity in terms of natural kind monism. 2021-11-25T04:10:59Z 2021-11-25T04:10:59Z 2021-11-24T10:27:11Z 2021 book OCN: 1237132126 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/51565 9781108713382 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/74488 eng Elements in the Philosophy of Science open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/51565/3/unity-of-science.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/51565/3/unity-of-science.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/51565/3/unity-of-science.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/51565/3/unity-of-science.pdf Cambridge University Press 10.1017/9781108581417 10.1017/9781108581417 12615a55-20f1-4eb5-a6c9-5eb6541f63e5 H2020 European Research Council 178e65b9-dd53-4922-b85c-0aaa74fce079 9781108713382 European Research Council (ERC) EU collection 80 Cambridge 771509 MetaScience open access |
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