The New Antireductionism: Its Components and Its Significance

Beginning in the 1970s and culminating first two decades of 21st century, there has been a marked shift sciences from predominantly reductionist mechanistic approach to broader more holistic viewpoint. It goes without saying that such point view will have significant implications, not only for but our concepts nature human beings. The present essay is an attempt assess significance this change focus describe its components. Originally, it had far limited scope, comparing parts new nonreductionist stance: brain plasticity biological systems theory. Unfortunately, my understanding one these factors (systems theory) turned out be incorrect, while section on was incomplete. result dual realization greater taking both developments beyond plasticity, reassessing content impact theory, which than I thought. begin with study dealing unexpected mathematics made status possible. Then deal history, reaches back over century. One confusions into we are liable fall fail distinguish old theory new. This even likely because versions many features common.