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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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