reductivism

English

Etymology

From 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.

Related terms

• reductionism
• reductivist