David Hartley on Human Nature
Author | : Richard Allen |
Publisher | : SUNY Press |
Total Pages | : 500 |
Release | : 1999-06-24 |
ISBN-10 | : 0791442349 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780791442340 |
Rating | : 4/5 (340 Downloads) |
Download or read book David Hartley on Human Nature written by Richard Allen and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1999-06-24 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this first complete account of Hartley's thought, Richard C. Allen explains Hartley's theories of physiology, perception and action, language and cognition, emotional development and transformation, and spiritual transcendence. By drawing a biographical portrait of its subject, the book explores the relationship of mind and body in Hartley's system, and surveys Hartley's influence upon later scientists and social reformers, particularly Joseph Priestley.