Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Outline of the book
- Part I Reconciling Natural and Mental Philosophy
- Part II Reconstructing Rational Mechanics
- Part III Mechanical Minds
- Part IV The Metaphysics of Mechanics
- 15 Materialism
- 16 Reductionism
- 17 Effectiveness
- 18 Finitism
- Part V Conclusion of the Matter
- System of Notation
- Bibliography
- Index
16 - Reductionism
from Part IV - The Metaphysics of Mechanics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 September 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Outline of the book
- Part I Reconciling Natural and Mental Philosophy
- Part II Reconstructing Rational Mechanics
- Part III Mechanical Minds
- Part IV The Metaphysics of Mechanics
- 15 Materialism
- 16 Reductionism
- 17 Effectiveness
- 18 Finitism
- Part V Conclusion of the Matter
- System of Notation
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Extending Mechanics to MindsThe Mechanical Foundations of Psychology and Economics, pp. 379 - 391Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2006