Holon

Japanese: holon
Holon

…He later entered the field of science history and theory with works such as “Sleepwalker” (1959) and “Theory of Creative Activity” (1964), and severely criticized the traditional reductionist paradigm of science (see “Ghost in the Machine” (1968) and “Beyond Reductionism” (ed., 1969)). He proposed the concept of the holon, advocated a new holism, and created the impetus for the so-called New Age Science with works such as “The Essence of Chance” (1972) and “The Mystery of the Midsummer Frog” (1973). His holism is included in his posthumous work “Janus” (1978, translated into Japanese as “The Holon Revolution”). …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "holon" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…その後,《夢遊病者》(1959),《創造活動の理論》(1964)などで科学史・科学論の分野に進出,従来の要素還元主義的な科学のパラダイムを厳しく批判(《機械の中の幽霊》(1968)や《還元主義を超えて》(編,1969))。全体子(ホロンholon)という概念を提案して,新しい全体論を唱えるとともに,《偶然の本質》(1972),《サンバガエルの謎》(1973)などで,いわゆるニュー・エージ・サイエンスのきっかけをつくった。その全体論は遺作《ヤヌス》(1978,邦訳《ホロン革命》)に盛られている。…

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