Christopher D. Green wrote:
I believe it (or at least its spirit) dates back earlier to Christian Von Ehrenfels, who invented the idea of the Gestalt-qualit¨t. He was supervisor to Wertheimer, I believe (though I would have to check to be certain).
Von Ehrenfels was the originator according to my understanding and the phrase relates to musical melodies.
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