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Rationally Speaking #87 - Sean Carroll on Naturalism

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Exploring Ontological and Epistemic Reductionism in Understanding Complex Systems

This chapter delves into the distinctions between ontological and epistemic reductionism, highlighting the impracticality of epistemic reductionism due to computational limitations. The debate discusses the theoretical feasibility of ontological reductionism with infinite computational capability and touches on scientific claims' nature and confidence in models amid uncertainties.

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