Logical holism

Logical holism

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.

See also

* The doctrine of internal relations
* Holography
*# In optics:
*#: holography
*# In metaphysics:
*#: holonomic brain theory, holographic paradigm and "The Holographic Universe" (Michael Talbot's book)

Proponents: Michael Talbot, David Bohm, Karl H. Pribram


*# In quantum mechanics:
*#: holographic principle (the conjecture that all of the information about the realities in a volume of space is present on the surface of that volume)

Proponents: Gerard 't Hooft, Leonard Susskind, John A. Wheeler


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