Associations to the word «Holism»

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

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