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=John Locke by John Moore and Billy Van Cleve=



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 * 1) Tuckness, Alex. "Locke's Political Philosophy (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)." //Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy//. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Feb. 2010. <[]>.
 * 2) Usgallas, William . "John Locke (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)." //Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy//. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Feb. 2010. <[]>.
 * 3) "Digital Locke Project." //Digital Locke Project//. N.p., 23 Jan. 2008. Web. 2 Feb. 2010. .


 * Born 1632 in Somerset, England. Died 1704
 * Advocated for less government and more power to the people; against the strong monarchies of the time period
 * Against Hobbes' belief for strong central monarchy.
 * Studied at Oxford
 * Late in his life he developed many health issues and traveled frequently to escape the cold, wet weather of England until he settled in Oates, England. He would later die there in 1704.
 * Became close advisor to the Earl of Shaftsbury who helped him to be involved in government.
 * Because of this dissenting opinion his studentship was revoked by the Tudor family.
 * In 1683 Locke was exiled along with his friend the Earl because of his negative views of a constitutional monarchy by King Charles II. Soon the king was over thrown and Locke began the works he is famous for today. In 1689 he published the Two treatises of government and the Essay Concerning human understanding.


 * Some pe ople do say that the purpose of these publications was to justify the takeover of Charles II but no one is certain.
 * The first treatises:
 * The first treatise is used to show Locke's opinions against the divine right of kings theory. He states that there is no foundation for this in either scripture or reasoning. Much like Galileo's appeals to the church.
 * The second Treatise:
 * This treatise is really the foundation of Locke's views.
 * In this document Locke describes his numerous and complicated views towards the people, their government and nature.
 * Here he also establishes the Social Contract theory which states that government can only function properly if it has the trust and support of the people.
 * The ideas represented by these two documents are some of the most important and influential in history, Even today.
 * Our own Constitution was based off of Locke and his ideas.
 * The founding fathers were tired of the oppression of a monarchy and knew they needed a better system. And so they turned to John Locke, forever influencing our nation's history.
 * One of the most important things Locke supported were the natural rights of human beings. This stated that people have the right to life, liberty, and property. This strongly influenced the founding fathers during the days of the American revolution.
 * One of the most important things Locke supported were the natural rights of human beings. This stated that people have the right to life, liberty, and property. This strongly influenced the founding fathers during the days of the American revolution.

Jesseph, Douglas M. "Locke, John." //World Book Student.// World Book, 2010. Web. 1 Feb. 2010. **(Billy)**
 * Attended Oxford university
 * Wrote "An essay concerning human understanding" in 1690
 * Focused on how the mind acquires knowledge
 * Argued that people gain ideas from reasoning and experience, not born with them
 * Thought there were three types of things in the world: bodies, minds, and God.
 * Thought that a good life was full of pleasure
 * So, in order to decide a course of action, you must weigh how much pleasure it will cause vs. how much pain it will cause.
 * Thought that the main function is to protect the rights of its citizens

Hearn, Jr., Thomas K. "Locke, John." //Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia//. 2010. Grolier Online. 1 Feb. 2010 <[]>. **(Billy)**
 * Ideas in his "essay…"
 * Again, the mind only knows things from experience
 * Ideas are the object of understanding when a man thinks
 * Also thought that you can only be certain in mathematics, not in science because some properties are not on the outside.
 * His ideas of perception were similar to Galileo and Descartes

Yolton, John W. "Locke, John (1632–1704)." //Encyclopedia Americana//. 2010. Grolier Online. 1 Feb. 2010 <[]>. **(Billy)
 * Also in his essay, he thought that all knowledge either comes from an external experience dealing with the senses or an internal experience, like thought.
 * Classified sciences as:
 * Nature
 * Actions
 * Signs
 * Locke believed that ideas are signs of things, and words are the signs of ideas
 * He also wrote about the future uses of language and how it would develop.