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Holarchy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A holarchy , in the terminology of Arthur Koestler, is a hierarchy of holons – where a holon is both a part and a whole. The term was coined in Koestler's 1967 book The Ghost in the Machine . Th...
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Holon (philosophy) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A holon (Greek: holos , "whole") is something that is simultaneously a whole and a part. The word was coined by Arthur Koestler in his book The Ghost in the Machine (1967, p. 48). Koestler was c...
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Holarchy is a word coined by Arthur Koestler. It is a combination between the Greek word 'holos' meaning whole and the word 'hierarchy'. It is a hierarchically organized structure of units or entities that are called 'Holons'.
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Definition of holarchy in the Medical Dictionary. holarchy explanation. Information about holarchy in Free online English dictionary. What is holarchy? Meaning of holarchy medical term. What does holarchy mean? ... holarchy; Holarctic; Holarctic; Holarctic; Holarctic Ecozone; Holarctic Ecozone;
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A holarchy is a hierarchy of holons. Entire organs such as the kidneys, heart, and brain are capable of continuing their functions, as quasi-independent wholes, when isolated from the organism and suplied with the proper nutrients.
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I have recently presented a detailed model of holarchy which requires but a single axis or scale, thus unifying both the individual vs. social and the interior vs. exterior dimensions of Wilber's model.
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Read Diederick Janse's latest blog entry titled Holarchy plus Sociocracy equals Holacracy? on Gaia Community ... The second issue I have with holacracy is more specifically tied to Robertson's application of the notion of holarchy to the organizational structure. While he recognizes the need to distinguish between...
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In a holarchy (or hierarchy) each successive holon transcends but includes its predecessors. Each senior element contains or enfolds its juniors as components in its own makeup, but then adds something emergent, distinctive, and defining that is not found in the lower level: it transcends and includes.
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Koestler also introduced the term holarchy to denote a hierarchy of holons. As I suggested in my previous post on this subject area, I rather feel that, mostly, today’s software thinking tends to buy Koestler’s notions on holons but fall down on holarchy.
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