Intertheoretic Reduction: A Neuroscientist's Field Guide
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Might psychology someday be reduced to (= exhaustively explained by) computational neurobiology? Many still say no. We approach this question through a brief survey of some prominent intertheoretic reductions drawn from our scientific history. A general charactITization of reduction is constructed from these, and some important philosophical and methodological lessons are drawn. The five most popular objections to the possibility of a neurobiological reduction of psychology are then addressed and defeated.
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