John Locke

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born

in Wrington, Somerset, England, The United Kingdom

August 29, 1632

died

October 28, 1704

website

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/locke/

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Philosophy, Politics, Science

influences

René Descartes, Thomas Hobbes

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John Locke was an English philosopher. Locke is considered the first of the British Empiricists, but is equally important to social contract theory. His ideas had enormous influence on the development of epistemology and political philosophy, and he is widely regarded as one of the most influential Enlightenment thinkers and contributors to liberal theory. His writings influenced Voltaire and Rousseau, many Scottish Enlightenment thinkers, as well as the American revolutionaries. This influence is reflected in the American Declaration of Independence.

Locke's theory of mind is often cited as the origin for modern conceptions of identity and "the self", fi...more

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	Second Treatise of Government by John Locke, C.B. MacPherson (editor) 3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 6,648 ratings — published 1690 — 50 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Two Treatises of Government by John Locke, Peter Laslett (Editor), Raymond Geuss (Editor) 3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 5,402 ratings — published 1689 — 80 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Essay Concerning Human Understanding 3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 4,831 ratings — published 1690 — 80 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Letter Concerning Toleration: Humbly Submitted by John Locke, James Tully 3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 455 ratings — published 1689 — 32 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Second Treatise of Government & A Letter Concerning Toleration 3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 311 ratings — published 1689 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Political Writings by John Locke, Gerald Green, David Wootton (Introduction) 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 133 ratings — published 1993 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Two Treatises of Government and A Letter Concerning Toleration by John Locke, Ian Shapiro (Editor) 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 139 ratings — published 1689 — 12 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Some Thoughts Concerning Education 3.45 of 5 stars 3.45 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 1690 — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Reasonableness of Christianity with a Discourse of Miracles & Part of a Third Letter Concerning Toleration by John Locke, I.T. Ramsey (Editor), I. Ramsey (Editor) 3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 1958	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Political Essays by John Locke, Mark Goldie (Editor), Raymond Geuss (Editor) 3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.”
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“I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.”
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“New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not common.”
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