Group and Self

by Peter Philippson

In this paper, I have tried to do two to show how it is possible to talk about self-of-group in Gestalt terms, and to give a practical illustration of the idea of a person as an organ of choice and will of the field (in this case the field of a group). This way of looking at groups can be extended to groups of many sizes and configurations, including national politics and large organisations. I have tried to avoid losing either a field-centred orientation or a sense of the significance of the field-emergent individual. We are never in a social vacuum, nor are we ever wholly socially determined. Human beings are both highly socially adapted, and able at any moment to turn round and take a different this is where social change comes from.

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Published August 14, 2024