Zarzut redukcjonizmu w kontekście relacji biologia–socjologia
Problem of Reductionism in the Context of the Relations between Biology and Sociology

Summary/Abstract: In the article author discusses the three cases. First, how one should correctly express the problem of reductionism? Second, how many types of reductionism can we distinguish? Third, do contemporary attempts of linking biology and sociology are diff erent, in terms of reductionist tendencies, from sociology? Using fi ve-part typology of reductionism, the author indicates that the problem of reductionism can be taken only if some elements of sociology are eliminated in the process of theoretical or causal reduction. Analysing the assumptions of strong sociobiology, the author suggests that a lot of accusation were directed not against biologically complement sociological explanations, but rather against imperialist tendencies of sociobiology which tried to rebuild sociology. Unlike to sociobiology, newest approaches linking biology and sociology do not make such mistakes, hence the problem of reductionism is not relating to them.

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