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Reductionism and Anti-Reductionism in Biology

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What is reductionism in biology?

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The belief that all biological phenomena can be explained in terms of the laws of physics and chemistry.
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Reductionism in biology is the belief that all biological phenomena can be explained in terms of the laws of physics and chemistry. This means that all biological phenomena are ultimately physical phenomena.

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