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John Locke
John Locke, an English philosopher who was born August 29th, 1632 and died on October 28th, 1704, was an influential philosopher and physician. John Locke's writings had many significant impacts in Western philosophy. He went to Westminster school and then Christ Church, University of Oxford. At Oxford Locke studied medicine, which would play a central role in his life. He, became one of the most influential philosophers in his time, or any time. His writing topics differed from political philosophy, epistemology, and education. Both of Locke's parents were Puritans and as such, Locke was raised that way. Because of his father's connections and allegiance to the English government, Locke did indeed receive an outstanding education. In 1647 Locke enrolled at Westminster School in London, where he earned the honor of being named a King's Scholar. This was a privilege that went to only a select number of boys and paved the way for Locke to attend Christ Church. Christ Church was one of Oxford's most prestigious schools.
When enrolled, Locke immersed himself in logic metaphysics as well as classical languages. Right after he graduated, in 1656, he returned to Christ Church two years later for a Master of Arts. This lead him in just a few short years to taking on a tutorial work at the college. In 1668, he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society. He also graduated with a bachelor's of medicine in 1674. At the beginning of his medical studies, Locke met Lord Ashley. She would become Earl of Shaftsbury. The two of them grew real close and eventually Ashley convinced Locke to move to London and become his personal physician. Shaftsbury's statue grew, and that mean't so did John Locke's responsibilities. Soon Locke became the secretary. Shaftsbury's affect on Locke was not understated. Shaftsbury imparted an outlook on rule and government that never left Locke. As England stated to fall under a cloud of possible revolution, Locke became a big target to the government. Historical research has pointed to Locke's lack of involvement in the incident, Locke was forced to leave in England in 1683 due to a failed assassination attempt of King Charles II and his brother, or what late became known as the Rye House Plot.
Just like his Two Treatises, the essay was published after Locke's return to England in 1688. His arrival back in his homeland had come in the aftermath of a dramatic departure of King James II, who had fled the country, allowing the Whigs to rise to power. John Locke’s contributions to the enlightenment had a great deal to do with the inspiration of America today. He was a philosopher who developed the philosophy that there were no legitimate government under the rights of kings theory. The king’s theory is that god chooses the rulers and when the ruler is being challenged you are challenging god. Locke didn't think this was right so he wrote his own theory to challenge it. One idea in his theory was the power to be a governor has to be granted by the people, maybe through voting.Another idea was that all people had natural rights. These rights were life, liberty, and He said that people automatically gained these rights when they were born. The government is supposed to protects these rights of the citizens. These ideas may sound very familiar because most of his ideas were adopted into the declaration of independence. John Locke’s ideas became the foundation of many political systems and gave millions of people freedom.
Locke wrote and developed the philosophy that there was no legitimate government under the divine rights of kings theory. The Divine Rights of Kings theory, as it was called, asserted that God chose some people to rule on earth in his will. Therefore, whatever the monarch decided was the will of God. When you criticized the ruler, you were in effect challenging God. This was a very powerful philosophy for the existing ruler. But, Locke did not believe in that and wrote his theory to challenge it.
Perhaps the part of Locke's writing which most influenced the founding fathers of the United States Constitution was the idea that the power to govern was obtained from the permission of the people.
He thought that the purpose of government was to protect the natural rights of its citizens. He said that natural rights were life, liberty and property, and that all people automatically earned these simply by being born. When a government did not protect those rights, the citizen had the right and maybe even the obligation of overthrowing the government.
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John Locke, an English philosopher who was born August 29th, 1632 and died on October 28th, 1704, was an influential philosopher and physician. John Locke's writings had many significant impacts in Western philosophy. He went to Westminster school and then Christ Church, University of Oxford. At Oxford Locke studied medicine, which would play a central role in his life. He, became one of the most influential philosophers in his time, or any time. His writing topics differed from political philosophy, epistemology, and education. Both of Locke's parents were Puritans and as such, Locke was raised that way. Because of his father's connections and allegiance to the English government, Locke did indeed receive an outstanding education. In 1647 Locke enrolled at Westminster School in London, where he earned the honor of being named a King's Scholar. This was a privilege that went to only a select number of boys and paved the way for Locke to attend Christ Church. Christ Church was one of Oxford's most prestigious schools.
When enrolled, Locke immersed himself in logic metaphysics as well as classical languages. Right after he graduated, in 1656, he returned to Christ Church two years later for a Master of Arts. This lead him in just a few short years to taking on a tutorial work at the college. In 1668, he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society. He also graduated with a bachelor's of medicine in 1674. At the beginning of his medical studies, Locke met Lord Ashley. She would become Earl of Shaftsbury. The two of them grew real close and eventually Ashley convinced Locke to move to London and become his personal physician. Shaftsbury's statue grew, and that mean't so did John Locke's responsibilities. Soon Locke became the secretary. Shaftsbury's affect on Locke was not understated. Shaftsbury imparted an outlook on rule and government that never left Locke. As England stated to fall under a cloud of possible revolution, Locke became a big target to the government. Historical research has pointed to Locke's lack of involvement in the incident, Locke was forced to leave in England in 1683 due to a failed assassination attempt of King Charles II and his brother, or what late became known as the Rye House Plot.
Just like his Two Treatises, the essay was published after Locke's return to England in 1688. His arrival back in his homeland had come in the aftermath of a dramatic departure of King James II, who had fled the country, allowing the Whigs to rise to power. John Locke’s contributions to the enlightenment had a great deal to do with the inspiration of America today. He was a philosopher who developed the philosophy that there were no legitimate government under the rights of kings theory. The king’s theory is that god chooses the rulers and when the ruler is being challenged you are challenging god. Locke didn't think this was right so he wrote his own theory to challenge it. One idea in his theory was the power to be a governor has to be granted by the people, maybe through voting.Another idea was that all people had natural rights. These rights were life, liberty, and He said that people automatically gained these rights when they were born. The government is supposed to protects these rights of the citizens. These ideas may sound very familiar because most of his ideas were adopted into the declaration of independence. John Locke’s ideas became the foundation of many political systems and gave millions of people freedom.
Locke wrote and developed the philosophy that there was no legitimate government under the divine rights of kings theory. The Divine Rights of Kings theory, as it was called, asserted that God chose some people to rule on earth in his will. Therefore, whatever the monarch decided was the will of God. When you criticized the ruler, you were in effect challenging God. This was a very powerful philosophy for the existing ruler. But, Locke did not believe in that and wrote his theory to challenge it.
Perhaps the part of Locke's writing which most influenced the founding fathers of the United States Constitution was the idea that the power to govern was obtained from the permission of the people.
He thought that the purpose of government was to protect the natural rights of its citizens. He said that natural rights were life, liberty and property, and that all people automatically earned these simply by being born. When a government did not protect those rights, the citizen had the right and maybe even the obligation of overthrowing the government.
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