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> [There are wholes, the behavior of which is not determined by that of their individual elements, but where the part-processes are themselves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-wertheimer/there-are-wholes-the-behavior-of-which-is-not-determined-by-that-of/)

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> [The basic thesis of gestalt theory might be formulated thus: there are contexts in which what is happening in the whole cannot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-wertheimer/the-basic-thesis-of-gestalt-theory-might-be-formulated-thus-there-are/)

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> [There are still psychologists who, in a basic misunderstanding, think that gestalt theory tends to underestimate the role of past experience. Gestalt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-wertheimer/there-are-still-psychologists-who-in-a-basic-misunderstanding-think/)

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## More by Max Wertheimer

> [ Given a situation, a system with a Leerstelle \[a gap\], whether a given completion (Lueckenfuellung) does justice to the structure, is the "right" one,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-wertheimer/given-a-situation-a-system-with-a-leerstelle-a-gap-whether-a-given/)

[Max Wertheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-wertheimer/)

> [Thinking consists in envisaging, realizing structural features and structural requirements; proceeding in accordance with, and determined by, these requirements; thereby changing the situation in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-wertheimer/thinking-consists-in-envisaging-realizing-structural-features-and/)

[Max Wertheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-wertheimer/)

> [Science is rooted in the will to truth. With the will to truth it stands or falls. Lower the standard even slightly and science…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-wertheimer/science-is-rooted-in-the-will-to-truth-with-the-will-to-truth-it/)

[Max Wertheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-wertheimer/)

> [There are wholes, the behavior of which is not determined by that of their individual elements, but where the part-processes are themselves determined by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-wertheimer/there-are-wholes-the-behavior-of-which-is-not-determined-by-that-of/)

[Max Wertheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-wertheimer/)

> [The basic thesis of gestalt theory might be formulated thus: there are contexts in which what is happening in the whole cannot be deduced…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-wertheimer/the-basic-thesis-of-gestalt-theory-might-be-formulated-thus-there-are/)

[Max Wertheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-wertheimer/)

> [Truth and falsity, indeed understanding, is not necessarily something purely intellectual, remote from feelings and attitudes. ... It is in the total conduct of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-wertheimer/truth-and-falsity-indeed-understanding-is-not-necessarily-something/)

[Max Wertheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-wertheimer/)

> ["Pieces" almost always appear 'as parts' in whole processes. ... To sever a "'part" from the organized whole in which it occurs-whether it itself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-wertheimer/pieces-almost-always-appear-as-parts-in-whole-processes-to-sever-a/)

[Max Wertheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-wertheimer/)

> [Often, in great discovery the most important thing is that a certain question is found.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-wertheimer/often-in-great-discovery-the-most-important-thing-is-that-a-certain/)

[Max Wertheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-wertheimer/)

> [There are still psychologists who, in a basic misunderstanding, think that gestalt theory tends to underestimate the role of past experience. Gestalt theory tries…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-wertheimer/there-are-still-psychologists-who-in-a-basic-misunderstanding-think/)

[Max Wertheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-wertheimer/)

> [It opposes the dogmatic application to all cases of what is adequate only for piecemeal aggregates. The question is whether an approach in piecemeal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-wertheimer/it-opposes-the-dogmatic-application-to-all-cases-of-what-is-adequate/)

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> [Man is not only part of a field, but a part and member of his group. When people are together, as when they are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-wertheimer/man-is-not-only-part-of-a-field-but-a-part-and-member-of-his-group/)

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