The Institutions of Meaning
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Mind & Body, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology
| Author: | Vincent Descombes | ISBN: | 9780674419988 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | March 11, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Vincent Descombes |
| ISBN: | 9780674419988 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | March 11, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
Holism maintains that a phenomenon is more than the sum of its parts. Yet analysis--a mental process crucial to comprehension--involves dismantling the whole to grasp it piecemeal and relationally. Wading through such quandaries, Vincent Descombes guides readers to a deepened appreciation of the entity that enables understanding: the human mind.
Holism maintains that a phenomenon is more than the sum of its parts. Yet analysis--a mental process crucial to comprehension--involves dismantling the whole to grasp it piecemeal and relationally. Wading through such quandaries, Vincent Descombes guides readers to a deepened appreciation of the entity that enables understanding: the human mind.
