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| 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. | |||
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Umberto Eco on Gestalt Psychology - Dictionary of Arguments
I 134 Gestalt Psychology/Eco: Gestalt Psychology means that in perception, a configuration of stimuli is immediately captured that already possesses an objective organisation of its own. These are recorded thanks to a fundamental isomorphism of the structures of the object and the physio psychological structures of the subject. VsGestalt Psychology: everything that has been said so far about the possibility of an "open work of art" emerges from a criticism of Gestalt Psychology. I 150 Definition "Good Form"/Gestalt Psychology: "good form" is the model that requires the least information and possesses the greatest redundancy. I 152 "Good form"/Eco: this means that the term "good form" loses all ontological necessity. It does not imply an already defining structure of the perceptual processes. The subject can renounce the good form in favour of other possibilities. So good form is no longer a matter of course for our expectations. Good form depends on culture. And it encourages the expectation of the average person. >Taste, >Convention._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Eco I U. Eco Opera aperta, Milano 1962, 1967 German Edition: Das offene Kunstwerk Frankfurt/M. 1977 Eco II U, Eco La struttura assente, Milano 1968 German Edition: Einführung in die Semiotik München 1972 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-27