1. Scientific holism differs from mysticism that has appropriated the same term. 2. Some have questioned this radical or total form of confirmational holism . 3. The resulting view is called " semantic holism ". 4. This is consistent with the concept of holism in na�ve dialecticism. 5. A contrast to the reductionist approach is holism or emergentism. 6. The question then arises of the possibility of reconciling externalism with holism . 7. This emphasis on family relations and interdependence reflects the principle of holism . 8. Holism remains a critical part of the theoretical foundation in contemporary ecological studies.9. Other critics object to Leopold's ecological holism . 10. One early advocate of partial confirmational holism is Adolf Gr�nbaum ( 1962 ).
