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1 day ago · John Locke (/ l ɒ k /; 29 August 1632 – 28 October 1704) was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "father of liberalism".
Jun 21, 2024 · John Locke, English philosopher whose works lie at the foundation of modern philosophical empiricism and political liberalism. He was an inspirer of both the European Enlightenment and the Constitution of the United States.
Jun 21, 2024 · John Locke - Enlightenment, Philosophy, Government: When Shaftesbury failed to reconcile the interests of the king and Parliament, he was dismissed; in 1681 he was arrested, tried, and finally acquitted of treason by a London jury.
Jun 21, 2024 · An Essay Concerning Human Understanding. Professor Emeritus of the History of Philosophy, Keele University. Editor of Locke's Philosophy: Content and Context and others; author of Locke's Enlightenment: Aspects of the Origin, Nature,...
6 days ago · John Locke (1632-1704) was a 17th century English philosopher and physician known for being one of the representatives of empiricism and, at the same time, being the father of classical liberalism. His work influenced the works of thinkers as diverse as Voltaire (1694-1778), Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778), David Hume (1711-1776) and Immanuel Kant (1724-1804).
Jun 23, 2024 · John Locke (1632–1704) was a prominent English philosopher and physician whose ideas profoundly influenced modern political theory, epistemology, and liberalism. Born in Wrington, Somerset, Locke is…
4 days ago · Often credited as a founder of modern “liberal” thought, Locke pioneered the ideas of natural law, social contract, religious toleration, and the right to revolution that proved essential to both the American Revolution and the U.S. Constitution that followed.
