Holism and Reductionism
general article writing
Description
This research paper will compare and contrast Holism (Systems Thinking)
versus Reductionism. The research paper must be submitted using Safe Assign.
The paper will be five pages: (a) Describe Holism - 2 pages, (b) Describe
Reductionism - 2 pages, (c) Compare and contrast Holism versus
Reductionism - 1 page.
APA format; Minimum of 4 professional/peer review references. Note:
Professional references refer to books and journals. (Typical internet
resources are not considered professional resources). Below you will find Internet sites that may
assist you with your research. Please note, these are not being professional references.
Holism (Systems Thinking)
Systems thinking commonly referred to as Holism argues that parts of a being can never
exist independently and as such are always interconnected to form the whole. Likewise, Peace
(2000) explains that following the theory of holism, an individual part of a whole being cannot
by itself be understood by it own without referring to the other parts. In this respect, the whole
being usually explains to a great extent the individual components as opposed to the ability of
individual parts being in a position to explain the whole. This notion is applicable in sociology,
philosophy, and linguistics as well as science on a general perspective.
