Weak scientific reductionist: c) concepts and theories in chemistry and biology are only useful high level approximations to physical models of the universe. They could be reduced to physical theories if b) does not apply.
They could be reduced to physical theories if b) does not apply.
I find this confusing. Is this another condition or is this clarification? And I’m uncertain what you mean by “physical theories” in this context.
EDIT: It appears to me that 4.a implies 4.b, and that 4.b and 4.c are simply clarifications of 4.a. If this is the case perhaps we could just drop the controversial 4.c?
Thanks for the rephrasing. I would amend:
Weak scientific reductionist:
c) concepts and theories in chemistry and biology are only useful high level approximations to physical models of the universe. They could be reduced to physical theories if b) does not apply.
I find this confusing. Is this another condition or is this clarification? And I’m uncertain what you mean by “physical theories” in this context.
EDIT: It appears to me that 4.a implies 4.b, and that 4.b and 4.c are simply clarifications of 4.a. If this is the case perhaps we could just drop the controversial 4.c?