Holism - Definition
holism
n 1: 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" [syn: holism, holistic
theory] [ant: atomic theory, atomism, atomist
theory, atomistic theory]