Observations on Man, His Frame, His Duty, and His Expectations

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Observations on Man, His Frame, His Duty, and His Expectations is an influential 18th-century philosophical and psychological treatise by David Hartley that develops a theory of mind based on associationism and physiological mechanisms.

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instanceOf philosophical treatise
psychological treatise
addresses human duty
human expectations
human frame
author David Hartley NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Great Britain NERFINISHED
describes mind as a system of associated ideas
focusesOn mental association
physiological mechanisms of thought
genre Enlightenment philosophy
early psychological literature
hasPart account of moral duty
discussion of religious expectations
theory of vibrations in the nerves
historicalSignificance foundational work in associationist psychology
important contribution to 18th-century philosophy of mind
influenced British empiricism
James Mill NERFINISHED
John Stuart Mill NERFINISHED
associationist psychology
later utilitarian thinkers
influencedBy Isaac Newton NERFINISHED
John Locke NERFINISHED
language English
mainTopic associationism
ethics
human nature
philosophy of mind
psychology
theory of mind
notableFor integration of physiology and psychology
systematic theory of mental association
period Enlightenment
philosophicalTradition associationist school
empiricism
publicationCentury 18th century
relates mental processes to bodily processes

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David Hartley notableWork Observations on Man, His Frame, His Duty, and His Expectations