Daniel Dennett claims that a "greedy" version of this concept exists when those using it try to explain too much with too little.
Complexity theorists oppose this philosophical idea, while Douglas Hofstadter's problems with it form a main component of G?del, Escher, Bach. Daniel Dennett claims that a "greedy" version of this concept exists when those using it try to explain too much with too little. The linguistic version of it claims that everything can be described in a language with a limited number of core concepts, while the methodological type states that explanations of things should be pared down to the simplest entities possible. For 10 points - identify this idea that generally states that complex things can be explained in terms of their constituent components, the opposite of holism.
Complexity theorists oppose this philosophical idea, while Douglas Hofstadter's problems with it form a main component of G?del, Escher, Bach.
reductionism