“In the Gestalt theory of perception this is known as the figure/ground relationship. This theory asserts, in brief, that no figure is… — Alan Wilson Watts Copy Share Image
There are wholes, the behavior of which is not determined by that of their individual elements, but where the part-processes are themselves… — Max Wertheimer Copy Share Image
The basic thesis of gestalt theory might be formulated thus: there are contexts in which what is happening in the whole cannot… — Max Wertheimer Copy Share Image
There are still psychologists who, in a basic misunderstanding, think that gestalt theory tends to underestimate the role of past experience. Gestalt… — Max Wertheimer Copy Share Image
Fortunately I experienced Max Wertheimer's teaching in Berlin and collaborated for over a decade with Wolfgang Köhler. I need not emphasize my… — Kurt Lewin Copy Share Image
