Holistic vs. Wholistic

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  • Holistic

    Holism (from Greek ὅλος holos “all, whole, entire”) is the idea that systems (physical, biological, chemical, social, economic, mental, linguistic) and their properties should be viewed as wholes, not just as a collection of parts.The term holism was coined by J. C. Smuts in Holism and Evolution. It was Smuts’ opinion that holism is a concept that represents all of the wholes in the universe, and these wholes are the real factors in the universe. Further, that Holism also denoted a theory of the universe in the same vein as Materialism and Spiritualism.

  • Wholistic

    Holism (from Greek ὅλος holos “all, whole, entire”) is the idea that systems (physical, biological, chemical, social, economic, mental, linguistic) and their properties should be viewed as wholes, not just as a collection of parts.The term holism was coined by J. C. Smuts in Holism and Evolution. It was Smuts’ opinion that holism is a concept that represents all of the wholes in the universe, and these wholes are the real factors in the universe. Further, that Holism also denoted a theory of the universe in the same vein as Materialism and Spiritualism.

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  • Holistic (adjective)

    Related to holism.

  • Holistic (adjective)

    Relating to a study of the whole instead of a separation into parts.

    “wholistic”

    “atomistic”

  • Wholistic (adjective)

    alternative form of holistic

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