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Wednesday, 10/07/2009 6:46:12 PM

Wednesday, October 07, 2009 6:46:12 PM

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Who originated the phrase 'The whole is greater than the sum of its parts'?

1. The whole is more than the sum of its parts. Aristotle, Metaphysica
2. Max Wertheimer Gestalt theory (1920s)
3. SYNERGETICS: Explorations in the Geometry of Thinking by R. Buckminster Fuller in collaboration with E. J. Applewhite; First Published by Macmillan Publishing Co. Inc. 1975, 1979

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