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Prof. Heinrich Poll, Berlin, aims, in a theory called “Melistik”, at improving and extending the present form of gestalt-theory which is the only object of our analysis. One of the authors, K. Grelling, was for years in a close scientific contact with Prof. Poll; for this reason, Dr. Grelling's contributions to the present paper contain certain “melistic” elements, mainly with respect to the concept “articulation” (“Gliederung”), a concept to which one is automatically led when dealing with gestalt-theory. — The other author, P. Oppenheim, is highly indepted to Dr. J. H. Woodger and Dr. C. G. Hempel for many very stimulating discussions of the subject.
Not all the fields mentioned in the table have yet been examined by the authors with equal thoroughness. Though, consequently, certain reserves must be made in this respect, the table might fulfil its purpose. Under the same reserves it may be added that interesting extensions of the table, e. g. to cristallography, biology, and sociology seem to be possible.
For lack of space, only some of the explanatory remarks given at the meeting can be repeated here. — For the same reason, the table has been simplified by omitting any special indication to the effect that, e. g., in the second column “stone” is only an example (so to speak, of second degree) relatively to the example “house” (which is, so to speak, of the first degree).
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Grelling, K., Oppenheim, P. Supplementary remarks on the concept of gestalt. Erkenntnis 7, 357–359 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00666556
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