“"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 "part". Modifications of a part frequently involve changes elsewhere in the whole itself. Nor is the nature of these alterations arbitrary, for they too are determined by whole-conditions.” RealWholeScienceProcessNatureChangePiecesConditionsElementsDeterminedOrganizedElsewhereArbitraryInvolvingAlterationsModification 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 the intrinsic nature of the whole. It is the hope of Gestalt theory to determine the nature of such wholes.” WholeIndividualProcessTheoryBehaviorElementsDetermineDeterminedGestalt 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 terms, through blind connections, is or is not adequate to interpret actual thought processes and the role of the past experience as well. Past experience has to be considered thoroughly, but it is ambiguous in itself; so long as it is taken in piecemeal, blind terms it is not the magic key to solve all problems.” WellsLongProblemPastProcessTermRolesCasesTakenMagicKeysApproachConnectionsBlindSolveApplicationUnderestimateAdequateAmbiguousDogmaticThought ProcessPast Experiences Author:Max Wertheimer
