reductivism

English

Etymology

reductive +‎ -ism

Noun

reductivism (countable and uncountable, plural reductivisms)

  1. Extreme simplification; reduction to a minimum; use of the fewest essentials
    Synonym: minimalism
  2. (philosophy of mind) The view that mental states can be reduced to physical phenomena.
    Hyponyms: materialism, physicalism
  3. (art) A minimalist movement in abstract painting and sculpture from the 1950s onwards.
  4. (music) A minimalist school of music with similar aims.
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