holism
See also: -holism
English
Alternative forms
- wholism
Etymology
From hol- (“whole, entire, total”) + -ism. Coined in 1926 by Jan Smuts.[1]
Noun
holism (countable and uncountable, plural holisms)
- A theory or belief that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. [from 1926]
- A practice based on such a theory or belief.
Derived terms
- holistic
- holist
Translations
theory or belief that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
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practice based on such a theory or belief
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See also
- reductionism
References
- Jan Smuts (1926), chapter V, in Holism and Evolution, pages 87–88:
- Both matter and life consist of unit structures whose ordered grouping produces natural wholes which we call bodies or organisms. This character of “wholeness” meets us everywhere and points to something fundamental in the universe. Holism (from ὅλος = whole) is the term here coined for this fundamental operative towards the creation of wholes in the universe.
Further reading
holism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Romanian
Etymology
From French holisme.
Noun
holism n (uncountable)
- holism
Declension
declension of holism (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) holism | holismul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) holism | holismului |
| vocative | holismule | |