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Meanings of holism in English

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Philosophical position that systems should be analyzed as wholes, not just as collections of parts.

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      The theory that the parts of any whole cannot exist and cannot be understood except in their relation to the whole.

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          Usage of holism in English
          1
          The seeding of a social change process based on integration, holism, and mutuality has already begun.
          Feminist dot com
          2
          Perhaps the oddest contradiction of A Land is between its island patriotism and its planetary holism.
          The Guardian
          3
          I'm not talking about "goshisn't-it-all-wonderful" New Age holism, but rather new kinds of mathematical and empirical synthetic science.
          Skeptics and true believers: the exhilarating connection between...
          4
          For a description of holism, see Holism-A Philosophy for Today, by Harry Settanni (New York: P. Lang, 1990).
          The Civilization of Illiteracy
          5
          He called it Holism.
          The Guardian
          Frequent collocations
          Translations for holism
          Holism through the time