John Locke was an English philosopher born in 1632. He was educated at Oxford University and later worked for First Earl of Shaftesbury. Locke had interests in political philosophy, epistemology and science. He is known for his ideas of natural rights to life, liberty, and property. Some of Locke's major works include Two Treatises of Government and An Essay Concerning Human Understanding. Locke spent his later years in Essex and died there in 1704 while Lady Damaris Cudworth Masham read to him from the Psalms.
John Locke was an English philosopher born in 1632. He was educated at Oxford University and later worked for First Earl of Shaftesbury. Locke had interests in political philosophy, epistemology and science. He is known for his ideas of natural rights to life, liberty, and property. Some of Locke's major works include Two Treatises of Government and An Essay Concerning Human Understanding. Locke spent his later years in Essex and died there in 1704 while Lady Damaris Cudworth Masham read to him from the Psalms.
John Locke was an English philosopher born in 1632. He was educated at Oxford University and later worked for First Earl of Shaftesbury. Locke had interests in political philosophy, epistemology and science. He is known for his ideas of natural rights to life, liberty, and property. Some of Locke's major works include Two Treatises of Government and An Essay Concerning Human Understanding. Locke spent his later years in Essex and died there in 1704 while Lady Damaris Cudworth Masham read to him from the Psalms.
John Locke was an English philosopher born in 1632. He was educated at Oxford University and later worked for First Earl of Shaftesbury. Locke had interests in political philosophy, epistemology and science. He is known for his ideas of natural rights to life, liberty, and property. Some of Locke's major works include Two Treatises of Government and An Essay Concerning Human Understanding. Locke spent his later years in Essex and died there in 1704 while Lady Damaris Cudworth Masham read to him from the Psalms.
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John Locke
By Jessica Wu Early Years Education and Impact After meeting with Anthony Ashley Cooper Content Main Interests Interests continue Scientific Main Ideas ( 3 human natural rights ) Some definitions for the 3 human natural rights John Locke's Major Works Last Years References Early Life John Locke was born in 1632 in Somerset, England. When he was 10, the British Civil War began. His dad was a lawyer and little landowner who is the captain on the Parliamentarian side. Using his wartime connection, he put his child in the top Westminster School. In 1649, King Charles I was public executed. And it was only a few feet away from John's school. The scream of the crowd was heard in the library and marked John Locke deeply. Education & He went to Oxford to study medicine and
Impact planned to be a doctor, but life changed when
he met First Earl of Shaftesbury. His idea about freedom later John Locke's education impacted the works of the Founding background and his Fathers of the U.S.A. impact Cooper visit Oxford University to look for a cure of a liver disease. After Meeting With Cooper suggested John to move to London Anthony Ashley and become part of the household. The offer Cooper was hard to resist, and once Cooper's entourage, Locke began to participate the great scientific, educational, religious and John Locke's life after political debates for the day. meeting First Earl of Along the way, he also helped Cooper with Shaftesbury Anthony his liver complaint earning his life long Ashley Cooper... gratitude. John Locke had 3 main interests Political Main 1.
2. Epistemological Interests Epistemology, the philosophical study of the nature, origin, and limits of human knowledge. From britannica.com 3. Scientific John Locke’s 3 interests (These will help you understand more about the ideas John Locke stated) Political ( Interest Continue ) Epistemological ( Interest Continue ) John was really against Absolute The concept of epistemological is basically Monarchy. It basically means he how our mind works and how to improve it. opposed that the king can have the John Locke mentioned and described in-depth absolute power to rule. how people should live. He believed that the humans should ‘An essay concerning human understanding’ is protect their natural rights. a good example of this concept. He also had a goal to prove that the government was unjust. Scientific -Locke was influenced by Robert Boyle-He argued the theory of matter in the ‘Essay’-Locke stated that every physical thing is composed of sub-microscopic properties, which are classified as two kinds1. Primary, shape and size2. Secondary, color and taste In Locke's opinion, human have 3 natural rights. They are life, liberty and property. Main Ideas Locke believed that the most basic human law of nature is the preservation of mankind. 3 natural rights ( life, liberty, To serve that purpose, he reasoned property) that individuals have both a right and a duty to preserve their own lives. Some definitions for his 3 thoughts:
Liberty means the condition in which an
individual has the ability to act following his Some Definitions or her own will and achieve their potential.
Property is a thing or things belonging to
someone so other people have no rights to grab it from the owner without permission.
Life is the existence of an individual human
being or animal. 1. A Letter concerning Toleration
John Locke’s 2.
3. A second Letter concerning Toleration A third Letter for Toleration Two Treatises of Government Major Work 4.
5. A Essay concerning Human Understanding
6. Some Thoughts Concerning Education 7. The Reasonableness of Christianity, as Delivered in the Scriptures 8. The Reasonableness of Christianity Last Years 1. Legacy: The legacy of John Locke is that property rights are the basis of human freedom. Government exists to protect them.2. Locke spent his final 14 years in Essex at the home of Sir Francis Masham and his wife, the philosopher Lady Damaris Cudworth Masham. He died there on October 24, 1704, as Lady Damaris (an English writer, who is the wife of the sir we mentioned before) read to him from the Psalms.John Locke never married or fathered any children. He had a very close friendship with Lady Damaris Cudworth Masham that lasted till his death. References https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZiWZJgJT7I https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/locke/ https://www.history.com/topics/british-history/john-locke https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Locke https://www.johnlocke.org/about-john-locke/who-is-john-loc ke/ Thank You For Listening!
(The Eddington Memorial Lectures, Cambridge University) Charles Webster-From Paracelsus To Newton - Magic and The Making of Modern Science-Cambridge University Press (1983)
(The Eddington Memorial Lectures, Cambridge University) Charles Webster-From Paracelsus To Newton - Magic and The Making of Modern Science-Cambridge University Press (1983)
