Holism and Evolution
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J. C. Smuts coined the term “holism” ( from holo-‘whole’ + -ism) in the 1920s to designate the tendency in nature to produce organized “wholes” (bodies or organisms) from the ordered grouping of units. Holism is the theory that parts of a whole are in intimate interconnection, such that they cannot exist independently of the […]
- Used by people who call the work: Cosmic Evolution, Gaia Theory/Science-Based Systems Thinking
- Applies a deep time evolutionary perspective to: Biology and Earth Systems Science, Ecology/Sustainability, Education
- Learning Stages: Adult Education, Higher Education, Lifelong, Secondary 9 - 12
- Type: Book
- Keywords: J.C. Smuts, holism, evolution, systems science, Alfred North Whitehead, Lynn Margulis, Paul Weiss
- Why I love this Resource: Provides a historical context for systems thinking and a different perspective than reductionism to view science, nature and the cosmos.
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- Posted By: James MacAllister
- Date Added: July 9, 2016