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A source book of Gestalt psychology.Gestalt theory.

A source book of Gestalt psychology.: Gestalt theory. What is Gestalt theory and what does it intend? Gestalt theory was the outcome of concrete investigations in psychology, logic, and epistemology. The prevailing situation at the time of its origin may be briefly sketched as follows. We go from the world of everyday events to that of science, and not unnaturally assume that in making this transition we shall gain a deeper and more precise understanding of essentials. The transition should mark an advance. And yet, though one may have learned a great deal, one is poorer than before. It is the same in psychology. Here too we find science intent upon a systematic collection of data, yet often excluding through that very activity precisely that which is most vivid and real in the living phenomena it studies. Somehow the thing that matters has eluded us. This chapter examines the different aspects of Gestalt theory, providing examples and formulas and looking at fundamental questions. (The complete version of this article appeared as Über Gestalttheorie, an address before the Kant Society, Berlin, 17th December, 1924, Erlangen, 1925.) (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved) http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A source book of Gestalt psychology.Gestalt theory.

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Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Company
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Copyright © 1938 American Psychological Association
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10.1037/11496-001
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What is Gestalt theory and what does it intend? Gestalt theory was the outcome of concrete investigations in psychology, logic, and epistemology. The prevailing situation at the time of its origin may be briefly sketched as follows. We go from the world of everyday events to that of science, and not unnaturally assume that in making this transition we shall gain a deeper and more precise understanding of essentials. The transition should mark an advance. And yet, though one may have learned a great deal, one is poorer than before. It is the same in psychology. Here too we find science intent upon a systematic collection of data, yet often excluding through that very activity precisely that which is most vivid and real in the living phenomena it studies. Somehow the thing that matters has eluded us. This chapter examines the different aspects of Gestalt theory, providing examples and formulas and looking at fundamental questions. (The complete version of this article appeared as Über Gestalttheorie, an address before the Kant Society, Berlin, 17th December, 1924, Erlangen, 1925.) (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)

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