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John Locke. By: Daniel Miller. Overview. Lived from 1632 to 1704 British Philosopher Shortly was an official Was in charge of collecting information about trade and colonies for England Was a direct consultant for Lord Ashley of England. Early Life. Was born in a Puritan Family (1632)
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John Locke By: Daniel Miller
Overview • Lived from 1632 to 1704 • British Philosopher • Shortly was an official • Was in charge of collecting information about trade and colonies for England • Was a direct consultant for Lord Ashley of England
Early Life • Was born in a Puritan Family (1632) • Attended the Christ Church at Oxford, was going to become a doctor • In 1667 Lord Ashley from London came to Oxford and befriended Locke • Met by chance (liver infection) • Locke went back to London to become Ashley’s personal physician • Found himself the central advisor of England in the 1670’s and 80’s Lord Ashley
Political Involvement • Helped Lord Ashley in collecting trade and colony information to help his economy in the Carolinas • Lord Ashley kept falling in and out of power • Charles II and James, Duke of York, were political opponents to Ashley • Fled to Netherlands in 1683, due to the Rye House Plot, which was the conspiracy to murder Charles II and James • Little evidence shows that Locke had anything to do with it, and more evidence shows that much of it was fabricated by Charles II to exile his political opponents
Famous Works • Had many books of philosophy published including… • A Letter Concerning Toleration (2nd) & (3rd) • Two Treasties of Governments • An Essay Concerning Human Understanding • Some Thoughts Concerning Education
Political Ideas • Completely contradicted Thomas Hobbes • Believed that the natural law wa the right to “life, liberty, and property” • Believed that the submission of a people to be under rule, required a social contract which is bond by the natural law • And that the ruler was there to serve the people directly • Also first thought up of the idea of checks and balances • Also believed that rebellion was not only a right of the people, but an obligation
Political Ideas • Property helped shape his philosophies • He believed that if one incorporated an object with their labor, then the object would become his property • New idea, because its placed more power on the individual and took less away from the ruler “The reason why men enter into society is the preservation of their property.” John Locke
Influence • A major philosopher who jump started the Enlightenment Period and liberalism • Many political ideas of his were taken into The United States • His works deconstructed the ideas of absolutionism and put more power on the governed “All mankind... being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions.” John Locke
Works Cited • Anonymous. "John Locke (1632-1704)." The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 2006. 17 Apr. 2006 <http://www.iep.utm.edu/l/locke.htm>. • Anonynous. "John Locke." Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia. 20 Apr. 2006. 16 Apr. 2006 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Locke>. • Audi, Robert, ed. "John Locke." The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy. 1st ed. 1 vols. New York: Cambridge UP, 1995. • Clapp, James G. "Locke, John." The Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 3rd ed. 4 vols. New York: Macmillan Co., 1972. • Uzgalis, William. "John Locke." Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 2001. Stanford U. 17 Apr. 2006 <plato.stanford.edu/entries/locke/>.
