Hartleian

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A form of Hartleyan — Of or relating to David Hartley (1705–1757), English philosopher and founder of the associationist school of psychology.

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Meanings

adjectiveHartleian (comparative more Hartleian, superlative most Hartleian)

comparative more Hartleian · superlative most Hartleian

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Hartleyan.

    Accordingly, this caput mortuum of the Hartleian process has been rejected by his followers, and the consciousness considered as a result, as a tune, the common product of the breeze and the harp: […]

    1817, S[amuel] T[aylor] Coleridge, “Of the Necessary Consequences of the Hartleian Theory—Of the Original Mistake or Equivocation which Procured Admission for the Theory—Memoria Technica”, in Biographia Literaria; or Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions, volume I, London: Rest Fenner, […], →OCLC, page 118
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Hartleian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hartleian

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Chicago

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