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Reductionism, Brain Imaging, and Social Identity Commentary on “Biological Indeterminacy”

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The practice of reductionism in science and philosophy includes attempts to essentialize human persons, which can lead to serious social problems. Reductionism is not necessary, as comparative philosophers and alternative-thinking scientists have shown.

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Many thanks are expressed to D. P. Sheehan, Department of Physics, University of San Diego, for discussing aspects of this paper.

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Pirruccello, A. Reductionism, Brain Imaging, and Social Identity Commentary on “Biological Indeterminacy”. Sci Eng Ethics 18, 453–456 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-012-9372-9

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