Oppenheim and Putnam
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Oppenheim and Putnam are philosophers of science known for defending a reductionist, hierarchical vision of scientific explanation in which higher-level phenomena are ultimately grounded in more fundamental physical processes.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Oppenheim and Putnam Context triple: [unity of science, hasProponent, Oppenheim and Putnam]
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R. Rhees
R. Rhees was a British philosopher best known for his close association with Ludwig Wittgenstein and his role in editing and preserving Wittgenstein’s writings.
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Robert Brandom
Robert Brandom is an American philosopher best known for his work in analytic philosophy, particularly in the philosophy of language, pragmatism, and inferentialism about meaning and normativity.
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Jacob Marschak
Jacob Marschak was a prominent 20th-century economist known for his pioneering work in decision theory, econometrics, and the theory of the firm.
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Mario Bunge
Mario Bunge was an Argentine philosopher and physicist renowned for his rigorous defense of scientific realism and systematic, naturalistic philosophy across metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics.
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Nelson Goodman
Nelson Goodman was an American philosopher best known for his influential work in logic, the philosophy of science, and aesthetics, particularly his "new riddle of induction" and theories of symbol systems.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Oppenheim and Putnam Target entity description: Oppenheim and Putnam are philosophers of science known for defending a reductionist, hierarchical vision of scientific explanation in which higher-level phenomena are ultimately grounded in more fundamental physical processes.
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A.
R. Rhees
R. Rhees was a British philosopher best known for his close association with Ludwig Wittgenstein and his role in editing and preserving Wittgenstein’s writings.
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B.
Robert Brandom
Robert Brandom is an American philosopher best known for his work in analytic philosophy, particularly in the philosophy of language, pragmatism, and inferentialism about meaning and normativity.
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C.
Jacob Marschak
Jacob Marschak was a prominent 20th-century economist known for his pioneering work in decision theory, econometrics, and the theory of the firm.
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D.
Mario Bunge
Mario Bunge was an Argentine philosopher and physicist renowned for his rigorous defense of scientific realism and systematic, naturalistic philosophy across metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics.
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E.
Nelson Goodman
Nelson Goodman was an American philosopher best known for his influential work in logic, the philosophy of science, and aesthetics, particularly his "new riddle of induction" and theories of symbol systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
co-authors
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duo ⓘ philosophers of science ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
bridge principles between theories at different levels
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hierarchical levels of organization in nature ⓘ micro-reduction ⓘ |
| claim |
that explanations at any given level can in principle be reduced to explanations at a lower level
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that physics occupies the most fundamental level in the hierarchy of sciences ⓘ that there is a stratified order of entities from elementary particles up through complex social systems ⓘ |
| collaborationType | joint development of a systematic account of reduction and unity of science ⓘ |
| field | philosophy of science ⓘ |
| historicalContext | 20th-century analytic philosophy of science ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
debates about reductionism in philosophy of science
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discussions of the unity of science ⓘ later work on inter-theoretic reduction ⓘ |
| knownFor |
arguing that higher-level phenomena are grounded in more fundamental physical processes
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articulating a hierarchical model of the sciences ⓘ defending a reductionist vision of scientific explanation ⓘ |
| notableWork |
"The Unity of Science as a Working Hypothesis" by Oppenheim and Putnam
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surface form:
Unity of Science as a Working Hypothesis
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| position |
inter-theoretic reductionism
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physicalism ⓘ that all empirical phenomena are ultimately explainable in terms of physical entities and laws ⓘ unity of science ⓘ |
| stanceOnEmergence | skeptical of strong emergence that is irreducible to physical processes ⓘ |
| stanceOnMethodology | support a program of unifying scientific theories via reduction ⓘ |
| theory |
layered or hierarchical model of scientific levels
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reductionism about inter-theoretic relations ⓘ |
| viewOnExplanation | scientific explanations at higher levels should in principle be reducible to explanations at lower, more fundamental levels ⓘ |
| viewOnSciences |
higher-level sciences depend on lower-level sciences for their ultimate explanatory grounding
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the sciences form a hierarchy of levels from more complex to more fundamental ⓘ |
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