Reductionist thinking
Synonyms for "reductionist thinking" (17 found)
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Closest matches (4)
Adjective(4 words)
Strong matches (5)
Adjective(5 words)
bottom-up analysismechanistic approachmechanistic thinkingmethodical reasoningnarrow thinking
Related words (8)
Adjective(8 words)
oversimplificationoversimplified thinkingpiecemealreductionismreductionist methodsimplisticsimplistic reasoningsimplistic thinking
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More general
12 entriescognitive stylecritical discoursecritical reasoningepistemic critiqueinquiry approachintellectual approachintellectual stancemental approachphilosophical stanceresearch methodologyscientific methodthinking style
More specific
14 entriesanalytic reductionismatomistic thinkingbiochemical reductionismcomponential analysisexperimental reductionismgenetic reductionismmechanistic thinkingmethodological reductionismnaive reductionismneural reductionismpartial reductionismphysiological reductionismpiecemeal thinkingselective reductionism
Collocations
11 entriesreductionist approachreductionist explanationreductionist methodologyreductionist perspectivereductionist stancereductionist thinking approachreductionist thinking biasreductionist thinking frameworkreductionist thinking paradigmreductionist thinking patternreductionist thinking style
Inflections
2 entriesmore reductionist thinkingmost reductionist thinking