Totalizm jako fenomen społeczny ‒ ujęcie leksykograficzne

Abstract

The presented summary sketch is a slightly expanded version of the encyclopedia article, concerning the term of tolalism. This term represents the total domination of wholeness over a portion, finding its justilication in lite particular ideological assumptions. In social life it indicates practical and theoretical relationship between a part and the whole (for example, between the citizen and the stale). This relationship involves subordination of a part to the whole in a total (entire) way. The phenomenon of tolalism, supported by appropriate conceptual or ideological concepts, currently takes place in many areas of human life. It can be considered in the historical, ideological, social, economic, political, and cultural contexts as well as in the aspect of sociology, political science, psychology. pedagogy, philosophy (anthropology) and theology. Totalism in certain contexts is close to the term of holism, which is the opposite of reductionism. This analysis leaves out completely a synonymous term of totalitarianism, which in social and political aspects is presented as separate encyclopedic article.