reductivism
noun [ U ] formal uk/rɪˈdʌk.tɪv.ɪ.zəm/ us/rɪˈdʌk.tɪv.ɪ.zəm/
还原论
the practice of considering or presenting something complicated in a simple way, especially a way that is too simple
The reductivism of these models is inherently problematic for social decision making.
He was a modernist architect known for his reductivism, who stripped all decoration from his buildings. 他是一位以还原主义著称的现代派建筑师，其设计的建筑摒弃了所有装饰。
See: reductive
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- The reductivism of her approach is apparent.
- It is the very essence of reductivism to treat human beings as things.
- The failure of scientific reductivism arises because science is discovering that nature, like any living system, is in relationships.