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1) "Holistic" -- As to holistic ho·lis·tic
Pronunciation: hO-'lis-tik
Function: adjective
1 : of or relating to holism
2 : relating to or concerned with wholes or with complete systems rather than with the analysis of, treatment of, or dissection into parts <holistic medicine attempts to treat both the mind and the body> <holistic ecology views humans and the environment as a single system>
- ho·lis·ti·cal·ly /-ti-k(&-)lE/ adverb Pronunciation Symbols
Holism (from ὅλος 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. The general principle of holism was concisely summarized by Aristotle in the Metaphysics: "The whole is more than the sum of its parts". Reductionism is sometimes seen as the opposite of holism. Reductionism in science says that a complex system can be explained by reduction to its fundamental parts. Essentially, chemistry is reducible to physics, biology is reducible to chemistry and physics, psychology and sociology are reducible to biology, etc. Some other proponents of reductionism, however, think that holism is the opposite only of greedy reductionism. Holism may also be contrasted with atomism. On the other hand, holism and reductionism can also be regarded as complementary viewpoints, in which case they both would be needed to get a proper account of a given system. - 1 History
- 2 Holism in science
- 3 Holism in philosophy
- 4 Holism in medicine
- 5 Holism in sociology
- 6 Holism in economics
- 7 Teleological holism in psychology
- 8 Holism in education reform
- 9 See also
- 10 Notes
- 11 References
- 12 Further reading
- 13 External links
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