History of Psychology Timeline from 1200 - 1600

History of Psychology

Period: Jan 1, 1200 to Dec 31, 1700

Bedlam

Aug 9, 1247

Bedlam or Bethlehem Hospital World's first mental hospital opens in London. It was called Bethlehem 
Royal Hospital, but soon became commonly known as 'Bedlam.'

St.Thomas Aquinas Publishes his famous Summa Theologica

Jul 9, 1264

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Francis BaconBiography The Proficience and Advancement of Learning is published

Jul 9, 1605

Time period of John Locke, a major leader of the British empiricist tradition, and one of the most influential philosophers of post-renaissance Europe.

Jul 9, 1632

1632-1704

French philosopher Renê Descartes publishes Discourse on Method. Descartes is famous for the quote "I think, therefore I am"

Jul 9, 1637

René Descartes Writes Passions of the Soul which postulates the total separation of body and soul

Jul 9, 1649

Thomas Hobbes Publishes the Leviathan

Jul 9, 1651

An Essay Concerning Human Understanding is published by English philosopher John Locke

Jul 9, 1690