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  1. Apr 29, 2024 · John Locke’s most famous works are An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1689), in which he developed his theory of ideas and his account of the origins of human knowledge in experience, and Two Treatises of Government (first edition published in 1690 but substantially composed before 1683), in which he defended a theory of political authority based on natural individual rights and ...

  2. May 3, 2024 · A Letter Concerning Toleration, in the history of political philosophy, an important essay by the English philosopher John Locke, originally written in Latin (Epistola de Tolerantia) in 1685 while Locke was in exile in Holland and first published anonymously in both Latin and English (in a translation by William Popple) upon Locke’s return to England in 1689.

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  4. May 8, 2024 · CHAPTER. X. OF THE FORMS OF A COMMON-WEALTH. Sect. 132. THE majority having, as has been shewed, upon men's first uniting into society, the whole power of the community naturally in them, may employ all that power in making laws for the community from time to time, and executing those laws by officers of their own appointing; and then the form of the government is a perfect democracy: or else ...

  5. May 8, 2024 · John Locke’s Two Treatises of Government is a classic work of political philosophy that has been influential in shaping the modern political landscape, particularly in the English-speaking world. As a teacher, introducing students to this text can provide them with an understanding of key concepts that underpin the structures and functions of ...

  6. May 14, 2024 · No study questions. Chapter 7. Of Political or Civil Society. 77. GOD, having made man such a creature that, in His own judgment, it was not good for him to be alone, put him under strong obligations of necessity, convenience, and inclination, to drive him into society, as well as fitted him with understanding and language to continue and enjoy ...

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › John_LockeJohn Locke - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · John Locke. John Locke ( / lɒk /; 29 August 1632 – 28 October 1704) 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 ".

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