How do you use Holism in a sentence? See 9 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like theory or atomism, plus the exact meaning.
Holism in a sentence
Holism meaning
- A theory or belief that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
- A practice based on such a theory or belief.
Using Holism
- The main meaning on this page is: A theory or belief that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. | A practice based on such a theory or belief.
- Useful related words include: holistic theory, theory, atomism.
- In the example corpus, holism often appears in combinations such as: holism in, holism is, holism and.
Context around Holism
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Holism
- In this selection, "holism" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, smuts, semantic and ecological stand out and add context to how "holism" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include against smuts holism in his and between ecological holism and individualism. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "holism" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with holism
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
However, Duhem's holism is much more restricted and limited than Quine's. (13 words)
This publication launched a debate between ecological holism and individualism that lasted until the 1970s. (15 words)
The Austrian-English philosopher Karl Popper condemned historicism along with the determinism and holism which he argued formed its basis. (20 words)
The conflict between reductionism and holism in science is not universal—it usually centers on whether or not a holistic or reductionist approach is appropriate in the context of studying a specific system or phenomenon. (35 words)
Holism is based upon the belief that it is not possible to understand learning of any kind by analyzing small chunks of the learning system. (25 words)
Learning theory The idea of "whole" language has its basis in a range of theories of learning related to the epistemologies called " holism ". (23 words)
Example sentences (9)
Tansley took up the battle against Smuts’ holism in his 1935 article “The Use and Abuse of Vegetational Concepts and Terms”.
Holism is based upon the belief that it is not possible to understand learning of any kind by analyzing small chunks of the learning system.
However, Duhem's holism is much more restricted and limited than Quine's.
Learning theory The idea of "whole" language has its basis in a range of theories of learning related to the epistemologies called " holism ".
Moreover, the criterion of verification is to be applied to the system as a whole (see semantic holism ) and not to single sentences.
The Austrian-English philosopher Karl Popper condemned historicism along with the determinism and holism which he argued formed its basis.
The conflict between reductionism and holism in science is not universal—it usually centers on whether or not a holistic or reductionist approach is appropriate in the context of studying a specific system or phenomenon.
The principle of holism was concisely summarized by Aristotle in the Metaphysics: "The whole is more than the sum of its parts".
This publication launched a debate between ecological holism and individualism that lasted until the 1970s.
Common combinations with holism
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- holism in 2×
- holism is 2×
- holism and 2×
- and holism 2×