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  2. Holism in science - Wikipedia

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    One of the reasons that holistic science attracts supporters is that it seems to offer a progressive, 'socio-ecological' view of the world, but Alan Marshall's book The Unity of Nature offers evidence to the contrary; suggesting holism in science is not 'ecological' or 'socially-responsive' at all, but regressive and repressive. [1]

  3. Earth system science - Wikipedia

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    As just one example of the centrality of climatology to the field, leading American climatologist Michael E. Mann is the Director of one of the earliest centers for Earth System science research, the Earth System Science Center at Pennsylvania State University, and its mission statement reads, "the Earth System Science Center (ESSC) maintains a ...

  4. Howard T. Odum - Wikipedia

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    Hagen identified the systems, thinking of Odum as a form of holistic thinking, [39] who contrasted the holistic thinking of systems science with reductionistic microscopic thinking, and used the term macroscope to refer to the holistic view, which was a kind of "detail eliminator" allowing a simple diagram to be created. [40]

  5. Holism - Wikipedia

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    [8] [9] Smuts believed that this creative process was intrinsic within all physical systems of parts and ruled out indirect, transcendent forces. [7] [10] Finally, Smuts used holism to explain the concrete (nontranscendent) nature of the universe in general. In his words, holism is "the ultimate synthetic, ordering, organizing, regulative ...

  6. Confirmation holism - Wikipedia

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    This view is known as partial holism. One early advocate of partial confirmational holism is Adolf Grünbaum (1962). [4] Another is Ken Gemes (1993). [8] The latter provides refinements to the hypothetico-deductive account of confirmation, arguing that a piece of evidence may be confirmationally relevant only to some content parts of a hypothesis.

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    Benefits of Assisted Living for Wheelchair Users. Compared to independent living, assisted living can provide a wider breadth of support. These services provide a safe and comfortable atmosphere ...

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  9. Holistic education - Wikipedia

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    Holistic education is a movement in education that seeks to engage all aspects of the learner, including mind, body, and spirit. [1] Its philosophy, which is also identified as holistic learning theory, [2] is based on the premise that each person finds identity, meaning, and purpose in life through connections to their local community, to the natural world, and to humanitarian values such as ...