On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 4:45 PM, Douglas Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> <snip> > Don't get me wrong: I do not totally reject reductionism. Well, actually, > I do, as regards to finding any utility in it for myself. But other people > seem to swear by it, and I am truly happy for them. > > ;-} > > Cheers, > > --Doug > No utility? Really? Check out the third para of the wikipedia entry you quoted: Reductionism does not preclude emergent phenomena but it does imply the ability to understand the emergent in terms of the phenomena from and process(es) by which it emerges. Sounds an awful lot like your episims and travelsims.... Robert
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