Revisiting Wittgenstein on Köhler and Gestalt psychology

Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 99-118

  Benjafield, John G ^a,b  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

GESTALT THERAPY; HISTORY; HUMAN; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NOTE; PHILOSOPHY;

GESTALT THEORY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PHILOSOPHY;

EID: 45549097635     PISSN: 00225061     EISSN: 15206696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhbs.20301     Document Type: Article

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