David Hartley
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David Hartley was an 18th-century English philosopher and physician best known for developing the psychological theory of associationism, which significantly shaped later thinkers such as Joseph Priestley.
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| David Hartley canonical | 7 |
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Target entity: David Hartley Context triple: [Joseph Priestley, influencedBy, David Hartley]
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David Hartley
David Hartley was an 18th-century British politician and diplomat best known for representing Britain in negotiating and signing the 1783 Treaty of Paris that ended the American Revolutionary War.
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Erasmus Darwin
Erasmus Darwin was an 18th-century English physician, natural philosopher, and poet who proposed early ideas about biological evolution and influenced later evolutionary thought.
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Erasmus Darwin Jr.
Erasmus Darwin Jr. was an English physician and member of the prominent Darwin family, known as the uncle of naturalist Charles Darwin.
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John Playfair
John Playfair was an 18th–19th century Scottish mathematician, physicist, and geologist best known for popularizing James Hutton’s geological theories and for Playfair’s axiom in geometry.
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Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford
Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford was an 18th-century American-born British physicist, inventor, and statesman known for his pioneering work on heat and thermodynamics as well as social and military reforms.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: David Hartley Target entity description: David Hartley was an 18th-century English philosopher and physician best known for developing the psychological theory of associationism, which significantly shaped later thinkers such as Joseph Priestley.
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A.
David Hartley
David Hartley was an 18th-century British politician and diplomat best known for representing Britain in negotiating and signing the 1783 Treaty of Paris that ended the American Revolutionary War.
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B.
Erasmus Darwin
Erasmus Darwin was an 18th-century English physician, natural philosopher, and poet who proposed early ideas about biological evolution and influenced later evolutionary thought.
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C.
Erasmus Darwin Jr.
Erasmus Darwin Jr. was an English physician and member of the prominent Darwin family, known as the uncle of naturalist Charles Darwin.
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D.
John Playfair
John Playfair was an 18th–19th century Scottish mathematician, physicist, and geologist best known for popularizing James Hutton’s geological theories and for Playfair’s axiom in geometry.
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E.
Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford
Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford was an 18th-century American-born British physicist, inventor, and statesman known for his pioneering work on heat and thermodynamics as well as social and military reforms.
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Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century philosopher
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English philosopher ⓘ book ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ physician ⓘ |
| author | David Hartley self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| birthCountry | England ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1705-06-21 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Armley
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Yorkshire ⓘ near Leeds ⓘ |
| citizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| deathCountry | England ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1757-08-28 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Bath ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Jesus College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
18th-century philosophy
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Early modern philosophy ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
associationist psychology
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medicine ⓘ philosophy ⓘ psychology ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
James Mill
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Jeremy Bentham ⓘ John Stuart Mill ⓘ Joseph Priestley ⓘ associationist school of psychology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
British empiricism
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Isaac Newton ⓘ John Locke ⓘ |
| knownFor |
psychological theory of association
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theory of associationism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Empiricism
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surface form:
British empiricism
associationism ⓘ |
| name | David Hartley self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableWork | Observations on Man, His Frame, His Duty, and His Expectations ⓘ |
| occupation |
philosopher
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physician ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1749 ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| theory |
association of ideas
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vibratory theory of the nerves ⓘ |
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Referenced by (7)
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