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| The mind acquires knowledge through associations. |
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| The mind at birth is a "blank slate" (tabla rasa). The accumulation of life's experiences are gradually impressed to constitute the entire contents of the mind. |
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| George Berkeley ( 1685-1753) |
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| Sensation and perception are the only reality about which we can be certain. |
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| He defined the mind solely in terms of the sensations, perceptions, ideas, emotions, or desires of a person at any given point. |
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| David Hartley (1705-1757) |
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| Associations are formed by the contiguity of events and strengthened by repetition. |
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| The movement of anti-absurdity of skeptically denying the existence of matter and mind. |
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| Thomas Brown ( 1778-1820) |
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| Simple suggestion produces complete ideas. |
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| He postulated complete mental passivity. |
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| John Stuart Mill ( 1806-1873) |
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| Human thought, feelings, and actions are the province of psychology. |
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| Alexander Bain 1818-1903) |
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| Any given event has both a psychological side and a physical side. |
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