Editing Reductionism (section)

=== In science ===
Reductionist thinking and methods form the basis for many of the well-developed topics of modern [[science]], including much of [[physics]], [[chemistry]] and [[molecular biology]]. [[Classical mechanics]] in particular is seen as a reductionist framework. For instance, the [[Solar System]] is understood in terms of its components (the Sun and the planets) and their interactions.<ref>{{Cite book|last=McCauley|first=Joseph L.|title=Dynamics of Markets: The New Financial Economics, Second Edition|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=2009|isbn=978-0521429627|location=Cambridge|pages=241}}</ref> [[Statistical mechanics]] can be considered as a reconciliation of [[macroscopic]] [[thermodynamic laws]] with the reductionist method of explaining macroscopic properties in terms of [[microscopic]] components, although it has been argued that reduction in physics 'never goes all the way in practice'.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Simpson |first1=William M. R. |last2=Horsley |first2=Simon A.H. |series=Synthese Library |date=29 March 2022 |volume=451 |editor1-last=Austin |editor1-first=Christopher J.|editor2-last=Marmodoro |editor2-first=Anna |editor3-last=Roselli |editor3-first=Andrea |title=Powers, Time and Free Will |chapter-url=https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-92486-7_2 |publisher=Synthese Library |via=Springer |pages=17–50 |chapter=Toppling the Pyramids: Physics Without Physical State Monism |isbn=9781003125860 |doi=10.1007/978-3-030-92486-7_2}}</ref>