Chapter 10 of your textbook delves into the philosophy of holism, which provides a new way of understanding the human person. According to holists, a person is an ambiguous being who is more than the sum of his/her parts. As with dualism and materialism, holism can and has shaped the field of kinesiology.
Task: Read Katherine Mangan’s article in the Chronicle of Higher Education entitled, “Learning to See in Order to Heal” (PDF under this week’s “Reading” tab). The piece follows medical students as they are taught about how to observe and understand patients.