Use reductionism for this process, but be careful not to fall victim to reductio ad absurdum . To achieve the final gestalt, garnish the theory with cream taffeta or sachet of juniper. The product of your efforts will be a fetching addition to metaphysics and will unlikely produce the dreaded null effect. If you are a relative newcomer to theory construction, do not be dissuaded by a lack of validity generalization. Logical positivism is like the finest ganache to be savored for but a brief period of time, only to be supplanted by the next quintessence.
Theories are but means to an end and have no value in and of themselves.
For in truth, the most exquisite artisans do not construct theories, per se , but rather are gifted in the creative process. As such, become skilled not in the particular theories you construct but in the art of theorizing. And that s a good thing.