Reductionism and The Emergent Theory Throughout time people have always has the desire to understand the world around them. In this pursuit of knowledge many theories have been formulated to try to explain natural phenomenon. Theories of particular interest are those that attempt to give an answer to what is the best way to understand the mysteries of the world. Two prominent views are the reductionist theory and the emergent theory. Reductionism claims that there …showed first 75 words of 429 total…

…showed last 75 words of 429 total…view fails to realize is that something like the mind is more than just a system of neural cells. The emergent theory embraces this ides and accepts that dynamic forces, such as social and cultural practices, influence some things. Incorporating this idea leads to the conclusion of the emergent theory, that while something may be able to be reduced to simple components it will never be able to be reconstructed from those same basic units.