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(2006) Synthese 151 (3).
Kim’s model of ‘functional reduction’ of properties is shown to fail in a class of cases from physics involving properties at different spatial levels. The diagnosis of this failure leads to a non-reductive account of the relation of micro and macro properties.
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DOI: 10.1007/s11229-006-9027-y
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Rueger, A. (2006). Functional reduction and emergence in the physical sciences. Synthese 151 (3), pp. 335-346.
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