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Reductionism

Reductionism: doctrine according to which complex phenomena are merely the sum of simpler constituents, thereby implying an elimination of subjective experience or choice.

Source: What is Good? What is Bad? The Value of All Values across Time, Place and Theories’ by John McMurtry, Philosophy and World Problems, Volume I-III, UNESCO in partnership with Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems: Oxford, 2004-11.