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Holism

Holism is the interdisciplinary idea that systems possess properties as wholes apart from the properties of their component parts. The aphorism "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts", is often given as a summary of this proposal. The concept of holism can inform the methodology for a broad array of scientific fields and lifestyle practices.…

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Holism

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related to background · 16
Holism → Darwinian, Evolution, Finally, First, God, He, His, In, Jan Smuts, Over, Pavlovian, Professional, Smuts, Some, The, While
related to Linguistics · 6
Holism → Additionally, But, In, Semantic, Specifically, The
see also · 5
Holism → Confirmation, EvolutionHolism, HolarchyIsomorphismLogical, Interpenetration, Theoretical
is a · 4
Holism → acceptable feature from several different angles, interdisciplinary idea that systems possess properties as wholes apart from the properties of their component parts, metaphysical claim that the nature of a system is not determined by the properties of its component parts, methodological claim that systems are accurately understood according to their properties as a whole
has application · 3
Holism → In, It, The
related to Biology · 3
Holism → Holistic, Scientific, The
related to External links · 3
Holism → Media, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2

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Holismis ainterdisciplinary idea that systems possess properties as wholes apart from the properties of their component parts0.90text
Holismis amethodological claim that systems are accurately understood according to their properties as a whole0.90text
Holismis ametaphysical claim that the nature of a system is not determined by the properties of its component parts0.90text
Holismis aacceptable feature from several different angles0.90text
positioninstance ofHis theory agrees with Bohm that whole systems were not merely composed of their parts and it identifies properties0.80text
momentum as those of whole systems beyond those of its componentsinstance ofHis theory agrees with Bohm that whole systems were not merely composed of their parts and it identifies properties0.80text
informative communicationinstance ofmeaning may be lost.Many types of communication would be directly affected by the principles of meaning holism0.80text
language learninginstance ofmeaning may be lost.Many types of communication would be directly affected by the principles of meaning holism0.80text
and communication about psychological statesinstance ofmeaning may be lost.Many types of communication would be directly affected by the principles of meaning holism0.80text
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