reductionism

philosophical view explaining systems in terms of smaller parts
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reductionism

Summary

reductionism is a philosophical concept[1]. reductionism draws 2,083 Wikipedia views per month (philosophical_concept category, ranking #80 of 256).[2]

Key Facts

  • reductionism's instance of is recorded as philosophical concept[3].
  • reductionism's instance of is recorded as theory[4].
  • reductionism is a type of simplism[5].
  • reductionism is a type of parsimony[6].
  • reductionism is part of psychological terminology[7].
  • reductionism's Commons category is recorded as Reductionism[8].
  • reductionism's said to be the same as is recorded as merism[9].
  • reductionism is the opposite of holism[10].
  • reductionism is the opposite of antireductionism[11].
  • reductionism comprises reductionism in physics[12].
  • reductionism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Reductionism[13].
  • reductionism's described at URL is recorded as https://www.enciclopedia.cat/search/terms/472183/reduccionisme[14].
  • reductionism's described by source is recorded as Lean Logic[15].
  • reductionism's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[16].
  • reductionism's P14541 is recorded as 42WGsj[17].

Body

Geography

reductionism is part of psychological terminology[7].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include philosophical concept[3] and theory[4].

Why It Matters

reductionism draws 2,083 Wikipedia views per month (philosophical_concept category, ranking #80 of 256).[2] reductionism has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] reductionism is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · FulcoDiVerdura · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Opposite of → holism, antireductionism
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P461]]: [[Q4775207]]"
  2. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 42WGsj
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  3. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0417927-redukcionismus
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0417927-redukcionismus, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
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