ANTIREDUCTIONISMS Antonyms
Definition of ANTIREDUCTIONISMS
Best Opposite Words For ANTIREDUCTIONISMS
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| determinism | nounn | |||||||
noun • (philosophy) a philosophical theory holding that all events are inevitable consequences of antecedent sufficient causes; often understood as denying the possibility of free will | ||||||||
| materialism | nounn | |||||||
noun • a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters • (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality | ||||||||
| mechanism | nounn | |||||||
noun • the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction • the technical aspects of doing something • a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function • (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes • device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function | ||||||||
| naturalism | nounn | |||||||
noun • (philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations • an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description | ||||||||
| physicalism | nounn | |||||||
noun • (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality | ||||||||
| positivism | nounn | |||||||
noun • the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation) • a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness | ||||||||
| reductionism | nounn | |||||||
noun • a theory that all complex systems can be completely understood in terms of their components • the analysis of complex things into simpler constituents | ||||||||
