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A field that studies reductionism—the view that complex phenomena can be explained by simpler, more [fundamental] components—as a social and epistemic practice. It examines how reductionist approaches become dominant in certain sciences (e.g., molecular biology, [particle physics]), how reductionist frameworks are taught and rewarded, and how they shape research agendas. The [social sciences] of reductionism also study anti‑reductionist movements (holism, emergentism, systems biology) as social counter‑movements, and how the reductionism/holism debate is structured by institutional and cultural factors.
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