Download or read book David Hartley on Human Nature written by Richard C. Allen and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1999-06-24 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this first complete account of Hartley's thought, Richard 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.