Holism and dualism should be fluid complements, not rigid opposites

Evidence

A holistic discourse contrasts with the dominant dualistic discourse of management and organization. From a dualistic point of view, corporate principles and methods are applied without taking into account religious philosophical orientations. Rather than create another dichotomy, a new dynamic and fluid approach can be pursued which regards orientations not as polar opposites but as complementary. A dichotomous classification of holism versus dualism is too rigid because people oscillate between them in their work as well as outside of it. — Frans Dokman, Beyond Bantu Philosophy_…, 850

Categorization

Category: Definitional Content

• XREF: Reinforces the book’s core move of refusing the very dichotomies Western thought imposes.

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