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Hartley, David |
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Hartley, David, 1705–57, English physician and philosopher, founder of associational psychology. In his Observations on Man (2 vol., 1749) he stated that all mental phenomena are due to sensations arising from vibrations of the white medullary substance of the brain and spinal cord. He conceived the whole mind as resulting from the association of simple sensations. See associationism associationism, theory that all consciousness is the result of the combination, in accordance with the law of association , of certain simple and ultimate elements derived from sense experiences. It was developed by David Hartley and advanced by James Mill . ..... Click the link for more information. . |
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