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 the intrinsic nature of the whole. It is the hope of Gestalt theory to determine the… — Max Wertheimer Copy Share Image
"Pieces" almost always appear 'as parts' in whole processes. ... To sever a "'part" from the organized whole in which it occurs-whether it itself be a subsidiary whole or an "element"-is a very real process usually involving alterations in that… — Max Wertheimer Copy Share Image
Given a situation, a system with a Leerstelle [a gap], whether a given completion (Lueckenfuellung) does justice to the structure, is the "right" one,… — Max Wertheimer Copy Share Image
Thinking consists in envisaging, realizing structural features and structural requirements; proceeding in accordance with, and determined by, these requirements; thereby changing the situation in… — Max Wertheimer Copy Share Image
Science is rooted in the will to truth. With the will to truth it stands or falls. Lower the standard even slightly and science… — Max Wertheimer 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 determined by… — 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 be deduced… — Max Wertheimer Copy Share Image
Truth and falsity, indeed understanding, is not necessarily something purely intellectual, remote from feelings and attitudes. ... It is in the total conduct of… — Max Wertheimer Copy Share Image
"Pieces" almost always appear 'as parts' in whole processes. ... To sever a "'part" from the organized whole in which it occurs-whether it itself… — Max Wertheimer Copy Share Image
Often, in great discovery the most important thing is that a certain question is found. — 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 theory tries… — Max Wertheimer Copy Share Image
It opposes the dogmatic application to all cases of what is adequate only for piecemeal aggregates. The question is whether an approach in piecemeal… — Max Wertheimer Copy Share Image
Man is not only part of a field, but a part and member of his group. When people are together, as when they are… — Max Wertheimer Copy Share Image
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