Conservative Reductionism
Esfeld, Michael / Sachse, Christian![Conservative Reductionism](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/238/23885628/CHSBZCOP0323885628.jpg)
All properties that exist in the world are functional properties in the sense of causal properties. The authors base a conservative ontological reductionism on this claim and develop functional reduction into a fully-fledged theory reduction through functional sub-types that are coextensive with physical types, providing case studies from biology.