Lastly, I think that the word “holism” is opposite to the term “reductionism.” The reductionistic approach attempts to explain phenomena in the way that it dissects the phenomena in different pieces. And typical reductionists assume that they can elucidate the exact nature of everything by inspecting one element in the wholeness. Although this approach has contributed to the science, it includes an intrinsic limitation. For instance, in the field of philosophy of mind, our mind can’t be fully explained in the reductionistic approach.
On the other hand, the idea of holism is that it tends to regard the total of elements as a superior to it. In other words, the hidden belief underneath the holism may emphasize the importance of a total of components too much. In that sense, holism also includes an inherent limitation.
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