Lexicon of Arguments

 

I 10
Reduction/Stalnaker: e.g. the reduction of theories: the terms of a less fundamental theory are described in terms of the more fundamental - this demonstrates that the former can be derived from the latter.
>Derivability.
I 88/89
Reductionism/reduction/Stalnaker: a) Semantically: semantically, we replace expressions by expressions in reductionism. Then, there is a relation between theories. b) Metaphysically: metaphysically, there is a relation between sets of properties or facts, not theories. Reduction may fail: e.g. the reduction of meteorology to physics. Reason: the reason for this is that physics does not provide a complete description of the world. Supervenience: supervenience helps to distinguish the important from the semantic (irrelevant) part of a reductionist theory.
>Supervenience, >Facts.