Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who advocates reduction; specifically, in England, one who advocates a reduction of the number of licenses of public-houses.
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- adjective of, or relating to
reductionism - noun an advocate of reductionism
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- adjective of or relating to the theory of reductionism
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Examples
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However, if we allow ourselves to be bogged down in reductionist bickering or sidetracked by provisional arguments, we do a shameful disservice to the children.
Jenifer Fox: Our Time has Come: Hope, Change and Superman Jenifer Fox 2010
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However, if we allow ourselves to be bogged down in reductionist bickering or sidetracked by provisional arguments, we do a shameful disservice to the children.
Jenifer Fox: Our Time has Come: Hope, Change and Superman Jenifer Fox 2010
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However, if we allow ourselves to be bogged down in reductionist bickering or sidetracked by provisional arguments, we do a shameful disservice to the children.
Jenifer Fox: Our Time has Come: Hope, Change and Superman Jenifer Fox 2010
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If I may trade in reductionist stereotypes for a split-second, we like our melodrama here on the subcontinent.
Breakthroughs : Ange Mlinko : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation 2007
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This is called reductionist science for a very good and obvious reason.
Cell-Level Healing Joyce Whiteley Hawkes 2006
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Of all the descriptive terms used by Ben Goldacre, I think the most striking is 'reductionist' - probably because it seems to be a recurring theme in our society.
jdc325's Weblog 2008
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And that is the prevailing worldview in science and it's called the reductionist worldview.
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One which we can call the reductionist world view which says that consciousness is a byproduct of our brains.
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And that is the prevailing worldview in science and it's called the reductionist worldview.
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One which we can call the reductionist world view which says that consciousness is a byproduct of our brains.
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