For example, a whole atom is part of a whole molecule, and a whole molecule is part of a whole cell, a whole cell is part of an entire organism, and so on. Each of these formations isn't a whole or a part, but a whole/part, Holon.
The term "Holon" means any formation that is a whole itself and, at the same time, a part of another whole. And if you carefully consider existing processes and phenomena, it will soon become obvious to you that all of them are not just a whole, but also a part of something more. They're wholes/parts, or holons.
For example, a whole atom is part of a whole molecule, and a whole molecule is part of a whole cell, a whole cell is part of an entire organism, and so on. Each of these formations isn't a whole or a part, but a whole/part, Holon.
Ken Wilber, "A Brief History of everything"
For example, a whole atom is part of a whole molecule, and a whole molecule is part of a whole cell, a whole cell is part of an entire organism, and so on. Each of these formations isn't a whole or a part, but a whole/part, Holon.
The term "Holon" means any formation that is a whole itself and, at the same time, a part of another whole. And if you carefully consider existing processes and phenomena, it will soon become obvious to you that all of them are not just a whole, but also a part of something more. They're wholes/parts, or holons.
The term "Holon" means any formation that is a whole itself and, at the same time, a part of another whole. And if you carefully consider existing processes and phenomena, it will soon become obvious to you that all of them are not just a whole, but also a part of something more. They're wholes/parts, or holons.
For example, a whole atom is part of a whole molecule, and a whole molecule is part of a whole cell, a whole cell is part of an entire organism, and so on. Each of these formations isn't a whole or a part, but a whole/part, Holon.