organicism
Wholes over parts
Organicism is the view that complex systems—societies, ecosystems, or the universe itself—function like living organisms, with interdependent parts that can only be understood in relation to the whole.
In philosophy and social theory, organicism opposes mechanistic views that reduce wholes to their components.
Her organicism led her to see the city as a living entity with its own metabolism.
Study of purpose in nature
- metaphysicsPhilosophy of existence's nature
- ontologyStudy of existence's nature
- holismWholes trump components
- vitalismNon-physical life principle
Whitehead · Aristotle · natural philosophy · dialectics · immanence · phenomenology · élan vital · purposiveness
Basic unit of life
- tissueDisposable soft paper
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
- anatomyStudy of organism structure
- physiologyScience of bodily functions
embryology · development · metabolism · homeostasis · vital force · life force · vitalism
Coming into existence
- systems thinkingAnalyzing interconnected wholes
- interconnectednessState of mutual linkage
- feedback loopsSelf-modifying response cycles
- nonlinearityDisproportionate cause and effect
dynamics · adaptation · networks · synergy · cybernetics · dynamic equilibrium
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- symbiosisInterspecies biological interdependence
- interdependenceReciprocal reliance between entities
- web of lifeInterconnectedness of all organisms
- biosphereAll life on Earth
Progress toward maturity
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- flourishingProspering vigorously
- unfoldingGradually becoming apparent
- germinationSeed's initial growth phase
cultivation · nurturing · blooming · ripening · evolution
Collective of connected people
- interdependenceReciprocal reliance between entities
- social cohesionGroup unity and belonging
- solidarityUnity among allies
- communitarianismPhilosophy prioritizing collective bonds
Durkheim · Burke · conservative thought · corporatism · guild socialism · communalism · mutualism
teleology
Study of purpose in nature
- metaphysicsPhilosophy of existence's nature
- ontologyStudy of existence's nature
- holismWholes trump components
vitalism · Whitehead · Aristotle · natural philosophy · dialectics · immanence · phenomenology · élan vital · purposiveness
cell
Basic unit of life
- tissueDisposable soft paper
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
- anatomyStudy of organism structure
physiology · embryology · development · metabolism · homeostasis · vital force · life force · vitalism
emergence
Coming into existence
- systems thinkingAnalyzing interconnected wholes
- interconnectednessState of mutual linkage
- feedback loopsSelf-modifying response cycles
nonlinearity · dynamics · adaptation · networks · synergy · cybernetics · dynamic equilibrium
ecosystem
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- symbiosisInterspecies biological interdependence
- interdependenceReciprocal reliance between entities
- web of lifeInterconnectedness of all organisms
development
Progress toward maturity
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- flourishingProspering vigorously
- unfoldingGradually becoming apparent
germination · cultivation · nurturing · blooming · ripening · evolution
community
Collective of connected people
- interdependenceReciprocal reliance between entities
- social cohesionGroup unity and belonging
- solidarityUnity among allies
communitarianism · Durkheim · Burke · conservative thought · corporatism · guild socialism · communalism · mutualism
organicismmechanism
Means by which something operates
reductionism · atomism · clockwork universe · physicalism · materialism
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