%0 Journal Article %J Foundations of Science %D 2013 %T The Implications of Interactions for Science and Philosophy %A Carlos Gershenson %X Reductionism has dominated science and philosophy for centuries. Complexity has recently shown that interactions–-which reductionism neglects–-are relevant for understanding phenomena. When interactions are considered, reductionism becomes limited in several aspects. In this paper, I argue that interactions imply non-reductionism, non-materialism, non-predictability, non-Platonism, and non-nihilism. As alternatives to each of these, holism, informism, adaptation, contextuality, and meaningfulness are put forward, respectively. A worldview that includes interactions not only describes better our world, but can help to solve many open scientific, philosophical, and social problems caused by implications of reductionism. %B Foundations of Science %V Early View %G eng %U http://arxiv.org/abs/1105.2827 %R 10.1007/s10699-012-9305-8