Gestalt psychology: Gestalt psychology emphasizes that we perceive things as wholes, rather than as collections of individual pieces. It is based on the idea that the whole is different from the sum of its parts. See also Gestalt theory, Mereological sum, Parts, Part-of-relation, Wholes, Perception._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. |