Whereas atomism is reductionistic, except at the level of physics and chemistry, ___________ may involve an analysis into constituent parts, parts that exist at the level of what they are parts of and do not involve reduction, for example neurons are elements of the nervous system but both are biological.

a. elementalism
b. physicalism
c. materialism
d. categorization


Answer: a. elementalism

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