Course directors
:
Darko Polšek , University of Zagreb, Croatia
Martino Rossi Monti , Institute of Philosophy, Zagreb, Croatia
Roberto Bondì , University of Calabria, Italy
Roberto Gronda , University of Pisa, Italy
Jasminka Lažnjak , University of Zagreb, Croatia
Course
description:
Holism is a doctrine which claims that "the sum is greater than its parts". A number of major systems, scientific or philosophical, and a number of disciplines, like environmentalism or politics, are commonly described as "holistic". What is meant by the description may vary: sometimes it is taken to mean that a phenomenon must be viewed from different angles. Sometimes it is used casually, as synonymous with an interdisciplinary account. Or else, it means that we cannot understand a collection of phenomena if we disregarded other viewpoints, aspects or explanations. But what kind of methodology is holism exactly? Can it be framed in more precise scientific terms? Or is it a well-meaning signal of our broadmindedness? In short: is it rather an ideology? The goal of the seminar is to come to terms with its different accounts and examples.
