George Croom Robertson
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George Croom Robertson was a 19th-century Scottish philosopher and academic known for his work in psychology and philosophy and for promoting empirical and scientific approaches to the study of mind.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| George Croom Robertson canonical | 5 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Scottish person
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academic ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ psychologist ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1842-03-10 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Aberdeen
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Scotland ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Highgate Cemetery, London
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surface form:
Highgate Cemetery
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| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfPublication | 1873 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1892-09-20 ⓘ |
| editorOf | Mind ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Aberdeen
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Humboldt University of Berlin ⓘ
surface form:
University of Berlin
University of Göttingen ⓘ Heidelberg University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Heidelberg
University of London ⓘ |
| employer | University College London ⓘ |
| familyName | Robertson ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
logic
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philosophy ⓘ psychology ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophical writing
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psychological writing ⓘ |
| givenName | George ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
British empiricists
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Thomas Hobbes ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
empirical study of mind
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philosophy of mind ⓘ psychology of perception ⓘ |
| movement |
associationist psychology
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empiricism ⓘ |
| name | George Croom Robertson self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| notableIdea | promotion of empirical and scientific approaches to the study of mind ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Hobbes (Blackwood’s Philosophical Classics series)
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editor of Mind journal ⓘ |
| occupation |
journal editor
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university teacher ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Grote Professor of the Philosophy of Mind and Logic at University College London
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surface form:
Grote Professor of Mind and Logic
Professor of Mental Philosophy and Logic ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| spouse | Caroline Anna Croom Robertson ⓘ |
| subjectOf | biographical entries in philosophical reference works ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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