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| | The legacy of Max Wertheimer and gestalt psychology - Sixtieth Anniversary, 1934-1994: The Legacy of Our Past Social ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17) |
 | | Asch's article on "Max Wertheimer's Contributions to Modern Psychology" appeared in Social Research as a tribute, and in response to a challenge by the first president of the New School for Social Research, Alvin Johnson, to study "the work of Max Wertheimer and its meaning for social science" (Johnson, 1943, p. |
 | | Wertheimer was born April 15, 1880 in Prague, Czechoslovakia, where he matriculated at Charles University in 1989; although he was initially a student of law, courses with the illustrious philosopher Christian von Ehrenfels managed to divert Max's interests to philosophy. |
 | | Wertheimer's deep compassion for the human condition and his dedication to the ideals of ethics, truth, freedom, and democracy were clearly evident in several essays that he wrote in the United States, including two published in Social Research (Wertheimer, 1934, 1935). |
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