John Locke

Locke

• Made central contributions to the development of liberalism
• Key advocate to the empirical approaches of the Scientific Revolution

Famous Quotes

• I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.
• The only fence against the world is a thorough knowledge of it.
• No man's knowledge here can go beyond his experience.
• What worries you, masters you.

Famous Writings

• Two Treatises of Government
• An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
• A Letter Concerning Toleration
• The Reasonableness of Christianity

Locke's Impact

• Theories concerning the seperation of Church and State
• Religious Freedom
• Liberty
• Influenced European thinkers like Volitaire
• Shaped the thinking of American founders

Locke

• Studied medicine in Oxford which played a central role in his life.
• Wrote about these topics: political philosophy, epistemology, and education
• Writings helped found modern Western philosophy
• Named a King's scholar at Westminster School in London
• Voted to be apart of the Royal Society

Locke (cont.)

• Born to a Puritan family
• Known as "Father of Classical Liberalism
• Never married in his lifetime
• First person to explain the self through a continuity of consciousness

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