holist

Meanings

1. That concentrates on forming an overview of the topic.

1. A believer in, or practitioner of, holism; one who believes that a topic of study cannot be fully understood by studying the parts, or who studies by considering the whole.
2. One who advocates studying society as a whole, and who consistently interprets the actions of individuals in that context.
3. One who prefers to learn by forming an overview of the topic.

Etymology

From hol- + -ist.