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George Ellis discusses the limitations of reductionism in physics and the importance of context in determining outcomes.

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Host: Curt Jaimungal

Guest: George Ellis

Topics covered

• reductionism
• causation
• physics
• emergent levels
• biological principles
• top-down causation

Keywords

• reductionism
• causation
• physics
• emergent properties
• biological principles
• top-down causation
• George Ellis

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