Well shit, I talked myself into arguing against holistic thinking. Hofstadter got it wrong. The opposite of holism is not reductionism (that still inherits the well-posedness delusion of holism). The opposite is fragmentism (shardism? disconnectionism? muttism? discordianism?)
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This is a nice touchdown on an idea I've been slowing pushing along for years now
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Is fragmentation closer to decoupling, then? We often say “assume X is true, would Y or Z be better?” but we never go back and say “now assume we have no idea about X, is (Y or Z) still better?”
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Can you explain how it’s unnecessary? Pure reductionism doesn’t work because of emergence in complex systems. But understanding quantum is still useful in chemistry. Psychology informs economics etc. More complexity -> more local solutions
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I got 42 problems, but reductionism ain't one
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If you haven't, you may be interested in reading about "strong" vs "weak" emergence
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Fragmentism > ad hoc / one-off solutions to urgent problems
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