Yes, Reduction Is [Simply] Possible!

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Published
2026-09-21
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22883303
Primary Topic
Philosophy and History of Science
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Yes, Reduction Is [Simply] Possible!

Mehrzad Saremi
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Philosophy and History of Science
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Yes, Reduction Is [Simply] Possible!

Mehrzad Saremi
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Abstract

In this short note, I show that a proposed proof against the possibility of ontological reduction between two scientific languages is incorrect. Specifically, I critique the first part of "About Causality, Reduction, and Emergence: Formal and Physical Arguments for Irreducibility" by Poria Azadi.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Reduced inequalities
Philosophy and History of Science
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