Early life John Locke's portrait by Godfrey Kneller, National Portrait Gallery, London Locke was born on 29 August 1632, in a small thatched cottage by the church in Wrington, Somerset, about 12 miles (19 …

Dec 5, 2025 · 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 …

Sep 2, 2001 · 1. Historical Background and Locke’s Life John Locke (1632–1704) was one of the greatest philosophers in Europe at the end of the seventeenth century. Locke grew up and lived …

Locke’s emphasis on the philosophical examination of the human mind as a preliminary to the philosophical investigation of the world and its contents represented a new approach to philosophy, …

Nov 9, 2009 · Locke’s “Essay Concerning Human Understanding” (1689) outlined a theory of human knowledge, identity and selfhood that would be hugely influential to Enlightenment thinkers.

Descriptive list of some of the most important works of English philosopher John Locke. Much of what he advocated in the realm of politics was accepted in England after the Glorious Revolution of 1688–89 …

Locke is introduced to Lord Anthony Ashley Cooper, later 1st earl of Shaftesbury. Locke either shares or comes to share Ashley’s goals for a constitutional monarchy, a Protestant succession, the rule of …

John Locke, (born Aug. 29, 1632, Wrington, Somerset, Eng.—died Oct. 28, 1704, Oates, Essex), English philosopher.

Dec 5, 2025 · Locke’s account of political society is based on a hypothetical consideration of the human condition before the beginning of communal life. In this “state of nature,” humans are entirely free.

Dec 5, 2025 · John Locke - Enlightenment, Philosophy, Politics: In 1666 Locke was introduced to Lord Anthony Ashley Cooper, later 1st earl of Shaftesbury, by a mutual acquaintance.