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Combining Holism and Interactionism. Towards a Conceptual Clarification

open access: yesJournal for Person-Oriented Research, 2015
The terms “holism” and “interactionism” are central to the person-oriented approach, especially as formulated in Magnusson’s (2001) holistic-interactionistic paradigm.
Lars-Gunnar Lundh
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Jiří Šubrt: Individualism, Holism and the Central Dilemma of Sociological Theory

open access: yesHistorická sociologie, 2020
Book review: Jiří Šubrt: Individualism, Holism and the Central Dilemma of Sociological Theory. UK: Emerald Publishing Limited, 2019, 183 pp.
Haylee Behrends
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Holism and Time Symmetry

open access: yesQuanta, 2016
Quantum mechanics is often taken to entail holism. I examine the arguments for this claim, and find that although there is no general argument from the structure of quantum mechanics to holism, there are specific arguments for holism available within ...
Peter J. Lewis
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The Contextual Dependence of the Interpretation of Constitutional Rights: An Analysis from the Point of View of Semantic Holism

open access: yesAge of Human Rights Journal, 2022
The analysis aims to reflect on how the external context conditions the legal interpretation of the constitutional provisions that recognize fundamental rights.
Michele Zezza
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Holisme en totaliteit

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 1991
Holism and totality As a contribution to the debate on postmodernism and holism, the viewpoint of J C Smuts is firstly summarised in this paper. Next, this summary is used to define on a comparative basis the viewpoint on totality found in the didactic ...
P. M. Venter
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From the meaning triad to meaning holism: Unifying life’s meaning

open access: yesHuman Affairs, 2019
Claims that talk of life’s meaning is misguided, unmanageable or, worse, nonsensical, are overblown. Such claims especially track the cosmically focused the meaning of life. “The meaning of life” is perfectly intelligible, and is centered on a cluster of
Joshua W. Seachris
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Holisme as ’n postmodernistiese filosofie in teologiese lig

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 1990
Holism as a postmodern philosophy in theological light Postmodernity is defined primarily as advocacy for holistic thinking as against the alleged fragmentation in epistemology in the Modern Time.
A. G. van Aarde
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Evidential holism [PDF]

open access: yesPhilosophy Compass, 2017
Abstract Evidential holism begins with something like the claim that “it is only jointly as a theory that scientific statements imply their observable consequences.” This is the holistic claim that Elliott Sober tells us is an “unexceptional observation” (1993: 35).
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Fact/Value Holism, Feminist Philosophy, and Nazi Cancer Research

open access: yesFeminist Philosophy Quarterly, 2015
Fact/value holism has become commonplace in philosophy of science, especially in feminist literature. However, that facts are bearers of empirical content, while values are not, remains a firmly-held distinction.
Sharyn Clough
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The Resolution of Ambiguity as the Basis for Life: A Cellular Bridge between Western Reductionism and Eastern Holism

open access: yesProgress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, 2017
Boundary conditions enable cellular life through negentropy, chemiosmosis, and homeostasis as identifiable First Principles of Physiology. Self-referential awareness of status arises from this organized state to sustain homeostatic imperatives. Preferred
J. Torday, W. Miller
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