who said the sum of the parts is greater than the whole
Gestalt psychology This principle maintains that when the human mind (perceptual system) forms a percept or "gestalt", the whole has a reality of its own, independent of the parts. The original famous phrase of Gestalt psychologist Kurt Koffka, "The whole is other than the sum of the parts" is often incorrectly translated[4] as "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts", and thus used when explaining gestalt theory, and further incorrectly applied to systems theory.[5] Koffka did not like the translation. He firmly corrected students who replaced "other" with "greater". "This is not a principle of addition" he said.[6] The whole has an independent existence.
Biggest Part of Me "Biggest Part of Me" is a song by American band Ambrosia, from the album One Eighty. Released as a single in 1980, the song reached number 1 on the Radio and Records chart[3] and number 3 on both the US Billboard Hot 100[4] and Adult Contemporary charts. The song was written by band member David Pack. Pack re-recorded the song on his 2005 album, The Secret of Movin' On.