Associations to the word «Holism»
Noun
- Semantic
- Confirmation
- Humanism
- Alcoholism
- Alcoholic
- Idealism
- Worldview
- Semantics
- Anthropology
- Realism
- Kuhn
- Contingent
- Willard
- Thesis
- Dogma
- Proponent
- Anthropologist
- Tic
- Hume
- Philosophy
- Ism
- Addiction
- Alcohol
- Relativity
- Diabetes
- Abuse
- Kant
- Necessary
- Whole
- Meaning
- Hypothesis
- Linguistic
- Evolution
- Physical
- Ecology
- Theory
- Hinduism
- Putnam
- Inference
- Dependence
- Logic
- Adjustment
- Sentence
- Linguistics
- Davidson
- Assertion
- Philosopher
- Physic
- Concept
- Belief
- Notion
- Ethic
- Aristotle
- Unity
- Suicide
- Context
- Distinction
- Psychology
- Emergence
- Phenomenon
- Ethics
- Assumption
- Radical
- Quest
- Liver
- Argument
- Sum
- Explanation
- Physics
- Science
- Smoking
- Hierarchy
- Commitment
Adjective
Wiktionary
HOLISM, noun. A theory or belief that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
HOLISM, noun. A practice based on such theory or belief.
Dictionary definition
HOLISM, noun. 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".
Wise words
Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at
least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are
nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to
build something with them; they do not win their true
meaning until one knows how to apply them.