David Hartley (philosopher)

David Hartley

FRS
David Hartley; FRS
	Engraving by William Blake in the 1791 edition of Hartley's Observations on Man
Born	Baptized 21 June 1705 O.S.; Halifax, England
Died	28 August 1757 (aged 52); Bath, England
Alma mater	Jesus College, Cambridge
Era	18th-century philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	British empiricism; determinism;
Main interests	Neurology; theopathy; ethics; psychology;
Notable ideas	Associationist school of psychology; doctrine of vibrations; doctrine of associations;
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David Hartley FRS (/ˈhɑːrtli/; baptized 21 June 1705 Old Style; died 28 August 1757) was an English philosopher and founder of the Associationist school of psychology.

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