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Observations on Man

Overview

Observations on Man, His Frame, His Duty, and His Expectations is 18th-century British philosopher David Hartley's major work. Published in two parts in 1749 by Samuel Richardson, it puts forth Hartley's principal theories: the doctrine of vibrations and the doctrine of associations. The first part of the text deals with the frame of the human body and mind and their mutual connections and influences, the second with the duty and expectations of mankind.

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Philosophers who discussed Observations on Man

• John Locke
• David Hartley (philosopher)

Related ideas

• Isaac Newton
• John Locke
• David Hartley (philosopher)
• Aether (classical element)
• Physiology
• Tabula rasa
• Free will
• Determinism
• Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica
• Human brain

Place in the tradition

Part of British philosophy.

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