In
Philosophy
Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. Some ...
, logical holism is the belief that the world operates in such a way that no part can be known without the whole being known first.
Theoretical holism is a theory in
philosophy of science, that a theory of science can only be understood in its entirety, introduced by
Pierre Duhem. Different total theories of science are understood by making them
commensurable
Two concepts or things are commensurable if they are measurable or comparable by a common standard.
Commensurability most commonly refers to commensurability (mathematics). It may also refer to:
* Commensurability (astronomy), whether two orbit ...
allowing statements in one theory to be converted to sentences in another.
argued that when two theories are incompatible a process of
hermeneutics is necessary.
Practical holism is a concept in the work of
Martin Heidegger
Martin Heidegger (; ; 26 September 188926 May 1976) was a German philosopher who is best known for contributions to phenomenology, hermeneutics, and existentialism. He is among the most important and influential philosophers of the 20th centur ...
than posits it not possible to produce a complete understanding of one's own experience of reality because your mode of existence is embedded in cultural practices, the constraints of the task that you are doing.
concluded that "
Hegel
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (; ; 27 August 1770 – 14 November 1831) was a German philosopher. He is one of the most important figures in German idealism and one of the founding figures of modern Western philosophy. His influence extends a ...
's
dialectical logical holism should be dismissed in favour of the new logic of
propositional analysis." and introduced a form of
logical atomism.
See also
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Doctrine of internal relations The doctrine of internal relations is the philosophical doctrine that all relations are internal to their bearers, in the sense that they are essential to them and the bearers would not be what they are without them. It was a term used in British p ...
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Meaning holism
References
Holism
Metaphysical theories
Epistemological theories
Theories of deduction
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