holism
n. theory that entities are complete units and should be related to as such and not separated into parts | ||||
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Holism Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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holism
Noun
1. the theory that the parts of any whole cannot exist and cannot be understood except in their relation to the whole; "holism holds that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts"; "holistic theory has been applied to ecology and language and mental states"
(synonym) holistic theory
(antonym) atomism, atomic theory, atomist theory, atomistic theory
(hypernym) theory
(class) organicism
Noun
1. the theory that the parts of any whole cannot exist and cannot be understood except in their relation to the whole; "holism holds that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts"; "holistic theory has been applied to ecology and language and mental states"
(synonym) holistic theory
(antonym) atomism, atomic theory, atomist theory, atomistic theory
(hypernym) theory
(class) organicism
Holism Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Holism
Theories of mind, such as those of Gestalt psychology and emergentism , which deal with mind in terms of its total organization and behavior. See Holism, in psychology
Theories of mind, such as those of Gestalt psychology and emergentism , which deal with mind in terms of its total organization and behavior. See Holism, in psychology
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holism
The view that parts of a system have significance mostly in virtue of their interrelations with other parts. See discussion for mental holism, semantic holism.
<Discussion> <References> Chris Eliasmith
The view that parts of a system have significance mostly in virtue of their interrelations with other parts. See discussion for mental holism, semantic holism.
<Discussion> <References> Chris Eliasmith
Holism Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Holism
the process of focusing attention directly on the whole and its characteristics as a whole, without any recourse to consideration of its parts. (Sahal, in FUTURE DIRECTIONS, or Lendaris and Wakeland, "Structural Model ing - A Bird's Eye View")
A philosophical position claiming (a) that wholes cannot be taken apart (see analysis ) and (b) that every apparent whole can be understood only in the context of the larger whole containing it. This belief is epitomized in the statement that "a whole is more than the sum of its parts" (see synergy, organization ). Although the position has merits, the infinite regression implied in the two-headed claim leads the wholist to believe in a hierarchical organization of the world (see hierarchy, general systems theory ). To understand anything requires him to explore larger and larger contexts, to seek refuge in increasingly universalistic kinds of understandings which renders him unable to simultaneously understand and cope with the particulars of a situation he started out with. (Krippendorff )
the process of focusing attention directly on the whole and its characteristics as a whole, without any recourse to consideration of its parts. (Sahal, in FUTURE DIRECTIONS, or Lendaris and Wakeland, "Structural Model ing - A Bird's Eye View")
A philosophical position claiming (a) that wholes cannot be taken apart (see analysis ) and (b) that every apparent whole can be understood only in the context of the larger whole containing it. This belief is epitomized in the statement that "a whole is more than the sum of its parts" (see synergy, organization ). Although the position has merits, the infinite regression implied in the two-headed claim leads the wholist to believe in a hierarchical organization of the world (see hierarchy, general systems theory ). To understand anything requires him to explore larger and larger contexts, to seek refuge in increasingly universalistic kinds of understandings which renders him unable to simultaneously understand and cope with the particulars of a situation he started out with. (Krippendorff )
Holism Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Holism
"Whole" redirects here. For other uses, see Whole (disambiguation)
For other uses of Holism, see Holism (disambiguation)
Holism (from holos, a Greek word meaning all, entire, total) is the idea that all the properties of a given system (biological, chemical, social, economic, mental, linguistic, etc.) cannot be determined or explained by the sum of its component parts alone. Instead, the system as a whole determines in an important way how the parts behave.
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holism
In contemporary modern English "holic" is a suffix that can be added to a subject to denote an addiction to it. The term is derived from alcoholism, one of the first addictions to be widely identified both medically and socially.
It should be noted that the word alcoholism is broken up into the root, "alcohol", and the suffix "-ism", not "alco" and "-holism". The suffix "-holism" is truly a new invention, having taken the syllable hol directly from the root word. The morphemic breakdown of the word "alcohol" is actually from Arabic al, meaning "the" and kuhul meaning "paint".
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