Alexander Rosenberg, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Published online: April 2001
DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0003448
The revolution in molecular biology has made the debate between reductionism and antireductionism in the philosophy of biology a pressing concern among biologists. The adoption of either of these two positions has important implications for the research programme of biology.
Keywords: reductionism; antireductionism; explanation; methodology; physicalism
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