Define Mechanism and Describe How the Idea of Mechanism Affected

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Essay

Define mechanism and describe how the idea of mechanism affected and was affected by physics,concepts of God,and the methods and findings of science.How was the concept of mechanism applied to human beings?​

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Definitions:

Culture

The set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterizes an institution, organization, or group.

Linguistic Relativity

The hypothesis that the structure of a language affects its speakers' world view or cognition, and thus people's perceptions are relative to their spoken language.

Linguists

Specialists in the study of language, including its structure, development, and relationship among languages.

Holism

An approach or theory that emphasizes the importance of studying systems as wholes, rather than merely their parts, to understand their structure, function, and evolution.