John Locke

John Locke (August 29 1632 – October 28 1704) was a 17th-century English philosopher concerned primarily with society and epistemology. Locke's notions of a "government with the consent of the governed" and people's natural rights—life, liberty, and property—had an enormous influence on the development of political philosophy. His ideas, which formed the basis for the concepts used in American law and government, allowing the colonists to justify revolution, are often contrasted with his practice of investing in the English slave-trade. Locke's epistemology and philosophy of mind also had a great deal of significant influence well into the Enlightenment period. Locke has been placed in a group called the British Empiricists, which includes David Hume and George Berkeley. Locke is perhaps most often contrasted with Thomas Hobbes.

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August 29 - 1632 - October 28 - 1704 - 17th-century - English - Philosopher - Society - Epistemology - Government - Natural rights - Life - Liberty - Property - Political philosophy - American - Law - Revolution - Philosophy - Enlightenment - British Empiricists - David Hume - George Berkeley - Thomas Hobbes

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