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John Locke

Born

in Wrington, Somerset, England

August 29, 1632

Died

October 28, 1704

Website

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

Genre

Philosophy, Politics, Science

Influences

René Descartes, Thomas Hobbes, Robert Filmer ...more

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John Locke was an English philosopher. He 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", figur ...more

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	Second Treatise of Government 3.78 avg rating — 24,720 ratings — published 1689 — 665 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.87 avg rating — 19,865 ratings — published 1689 — 639 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.86 avg rating — 17,456 ratings — published 1690 — 717 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 by John Locke, James H. Tully 3.80 avg rating — 3,745 ratings — published 1689 — 258 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.74 avg rating — 1,165 ratings — published 1689 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Locke: Political Writings by John Locke, Gerald Green, David Wootton (Introduction) 3.81 avg rating — 515 ratings — published 1993 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.62 avg rating — 378 ratings — published 1693 — 215 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Of the Abuse of Words 3.59 avg rating — 272 ratings — published 1690 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	You Never Forget Your First 4.24 avg rating — 165 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Works of John Locke 4.10 avg rating — 140 ratings — published 1794 — 179 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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