Functionalism vs Gestalt - What's the difference?
functionalism | gestalt |
(architecture) A doctrine, in several fields, that the function of something should be reflected in its design and the materials used in its construction
(philosophy) The definition of mental states in terms of their causes and effects
(social science) The idea that social and cultural cohesion are a function of the interdependence and interactions of the institutions of a society
(psychology) A general school of thought that considers psychological phenomena in terms of their role in adaptation to the person's environment
A collection of physical, biological, psychological or symbolic elements that creates a whole, unified concept or pattern which is other than the sum of its parts, due to the relationships between the parts (of a character, personality, entity, or being)
:* This biography is the first one to consider fully the writer's gestalt .
:* The clusters of behavioral gestalten'''... the probability factors... the subtypes of crimes... the constellations of criminal subtypes...'' — Jay Kirk, "Watching the Detectives", Harpers Magazine, Vol. 307, Iss. 1839; pg. 61, Aug, ' 2003
shape, form
:* Mary did not approve of the Eleanor gestalt'''. "I been to Woonsocket S.D., Eleanor McGovern's hometown," she said, "and nobody there? I mean nobody? dresses like that."'' — John L Hess and Karen Hess, "The Taste of America", Grossman, New York, ' 1977
:* ... depending on the kinds of speech children hear directed to them, they may first learn unanalyzed "gestalts'''" (e.g., social expressions like "What's that?" uttered as a single unit) instead of learning single words that are then freely recombined ...''— Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, "The Origins of Grammar", The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, ' 1996
:* So different were our appearances and approaches and general gestalts''' that we had something of an epic rivalry from '74 through '77.'' — David Foster Wallace, "A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again", Boston: Little, Brown and Co., Edition: 1st Back Bay ed., ' 1998