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John Locke
He recived his bachelors degree in 1656. he also stuided medicicine extensivly and worked with noted physicians and thinkers like Robert Boyle, Thomas willis: Robert Hooke and richard lower -
John Locke Starts Publishing
Started writting in 1683 after his flead to the Netherlands. he then returned to england and began publishingthe works he had composed in england.He also published "Two treaties of government" which explains his ideas for forming a more cicilized society He developed these polotical theories during his years of service to lord cooper. -
Major work
" two treatises of government is an important text on political theory lockes political ideas were founded on social contract theory and advocated govermental separation of powers along with the establishment of a civil to resolve conflicts in a civil way. -
major work pt 2
'The treatise some thought concerving edcuation gave a frame work of lokes ideas on how to improve education in england it became a significant philosophical work on the cocept of education and was translated into almost all the major european languges with a century -
Theories of religious tolerance
Locke, writing his Letters Concerning Toleration (1689–92) in the aftermath of the European wars of religion, formulated a classic reasoning for religious tolerance. Three arguments are Earthly judges, the state in particular, and human beings generally, cannot dependably evaluate the truth-claims of competing religious standpoints; Even if they could, enforcing a single "true religion" would not have the desired effect, because belief cannot be compelled by violence -
Publication
The year 1690 saw the publication of his work " An essay convencing Human Understanding" in which he described the mid at birth as a blank slate which is later filled with exsperineces this work is considered a principal source of empiricims in modern philosophy. -
His statement
In 1693 he stated that the current curriculum as syllabus in schools need to be broken broadened. he also calledfor better treament of studens these ideas exspoused in work had an enourmous influence on the philosphy Jean- Jaques Rousea
