It has been said: The whole is more than the sum of its parts. It is more correct to say that the whole is something else than the sum of its parts, because summing up is a meaningless procedure, whereas the whole-part relationship is meaningful.


Principles of Gestalt Psychology (ed. Psychology Press, 1999) - ISBN: 9780415209625

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It has been said: The whole is more than the sum of its parts. It is more correct to say that the whole is something else than the sum of its parts,...

It has been said: The whole is more than the sum of its parts. It is more correct to say that the whole is something else than the sum of its parts,...

It has been said: The whole is more than the sum of its parts. It is more correct to say that the whole is something else than the sum of its parts,...

It has been said: The whole is more than the sum of its parts. It is more correct to say that the whole is something else than the sum of its parts,...