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    Supports→Popper's methodological individualism was actually a form of metaphysical or ontological individualism, not a purely methodological claim

    Rejecting ontological holism and endorsing methodological individualism are logically equivalent moves if the method is motivated solely by denying supra-individual causal reality.

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    Key Terms

    Causal reality(as used in metaphysics and causation)
    What actually counts as a real cause in the world; the actual relationships of cause-and-effect that exist.
    Ontological holism(metaphysics)
    The view that some things can only be understood as parts of a larger whole, rather than as independent pieces—like how a single word's meaning depends on the full sentence it's in.
    Ontology/Ontological(in metaphysics)
    The philosophical study of what actually exists or is real, as opposed to what merely seems to exist or what we can know about things.
    Supra-individual(as used in social philosophy)
    Something that exists beyond or above the level of single individuals—like a group, society, or collective entity that can't be reduced to just its members.
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    Two statements are logically equivalent when they mean exactly the same thing and must always have the same truth value (both true or both false).
    methodological individualism(Elster's Weberian formulation, emphasizing intentional action)
    The view that social institutions and social change are to be explained by showing how they arise as the result of the actions and interactions of individuals

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