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    John Locke - Wikipedia

    John Locke 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". Considered one of the first of the British empiricists, following the tradition of Francis Bacon, Locke is equally important to social … See more

    Locke was born on 29 August 1632, in a small thatched cottage by the church in Wrington, Somerset, about 12 miles from Bristol. He was baptised the same day, as both of his parents were See more

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    In the late 17th and early 18th centuries, Locke's Two Treatises were rarely cited. Historian Julian Hoppit said of the book "except among some Whigs, even as a contribution to the … See more

    Manuscripts, books and treatises
    Locke was an assiduous book collector and notetaker throughout his life. By his death in 1704, Locke had amassed a library of more than … See more

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    Locke had been looking for a career and in 1667, moved into Ashley's home at Exeter House in … See more

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    Locke's general theory of value and price is a supply-and-demand theory, set out in a letter to a member of parliament in 1691, titled Some Considerations on the Consequences of … See more

    List of major works
    • 1689. A Letter Concerning Toleration.
    • 1689/90. Two Treatises of Government (published throughout the 18th century by London bookseller See more

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