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john locke is born
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After studieing philosiphy, medicine, law and, mathmatics and graduating with many deggrees Locke becomees a very important professor at oxford college.
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Locke reads Rene Descartes' Discorse on the Method
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Anthony Ashly Cooper, an important british polititian meets and befriends Johne Locke
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Locke, who is now lord Ashley's personal physitian supervises a liver operation that saves Ashley's life and lives fifteen more years
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Because of Lord Ashleys involvment in the British colonies Locke is asked to right the Fundamental Constitution of Carolina
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John locke rights the essay conserning human understanding
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Locke begins to rihgt and promote the idea of a Social Contract.
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John Lockes ideas about revolution against government have linked to kill the king
Locke flees to Holland, while others that agreed with locke and Lord Ashley are arrested for treason and some killed. -
Englands Glorious Revolution
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The essay concerning human understanding was published
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John Locke befriends Isaac Newton
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Two treaties of civil government by John Locke is published
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Locke appointed to the british board of trade
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John locke dies
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Thomas Jefferson borrows John lockes ideas to right the declaration of independence