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<p>Holism grows out of the philosophical position that an object or phenomenon is more than the sum of its parts. And yet analysis--a mental process crucial to human comprehension--involves breaking something down into its components, dismantling the whole in order to grasp it piecemeal and relationally. Wading through such quandaries with grace and precision, <i>The Institutions of Meaning</i> guides readers to a deepened appreciation of the entity that ultimately enables human understanding: t

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Author
Vincent Descombes; Stephen Adam Schwartz
Publisher
Harvard University, Department of Sanskrit & Indian Studies
Published
2013
Language
EN
ISBN
9780674419971
Category
philosophy
Subjects
Philosophy, Science, Anthropology
Updated
2026-03-25

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