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, …

Oct 24, 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 …

Nov 21, 2023 · John Locke (1632-1704) was an English philosopher responsible for laying the foundation of the European Enlightenment. Locke believed that each branch of government...

Explore John Locke's philosophy with this beginner-friendly guide. Learn about his ideas on tabula rasa, moral law, the state of nature, social contract, education, and more.

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 …

Feb 26, 2024 · John Locke (1632-1704) lived during a pivotal era in British history, witnessing the transformation from absolute monarchy to parliamentary democracy.

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 …

Nov 9, 2005 · Drawing on Locke’s later writings on toleration, he argues that Locke’s theory of natural law assumes that God, as author of natural law, takes into account the fallibility of …

John Locke, (born Aug. 29, 1632, Wrington, Somerset, Eng.—died Oct. 28, 1704, Oates, Essex), English philosopher. Educated at Oxford, principally in medicine and science, he later became …