John Locke- Miranda

By mcyr

  • John Locke was born in England

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    John Locke goes to college

    He studeied philosophy, medicine, law, and mathematics and graduated with multiple degrees then ended up to become a very important professor at Oxford College

  • Locke reads Rene Descartes' Discourse on the Method

    He likes what he reads. This work includes the famous quote "I think, therefore I am"

  • Anthony Ashley Cooper meets and befriends Locke

    Anthony Ashley Cooper- "Lord Ashley'' is an important British politician

  • Locke supervises a liver operation that saves Lord Ashley's life

    Locke was personal physician and supervises a liver operation that saves Lord Ashley's life and remarkably he lives another 15 years

  • Locke is asked to write the Fundamental Constitution of Carolina

    Because of Lord Ashley's involvement in the new British colonies in America locke is the who was asked

  • Locke writes his first draft of the Essay Concerning Human Understanding, in it are ideas on Natural Law; based partially on the writings of others

    In the draft is ideas on Natural Law; based partially on the writings of others
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    Locke's begins to write and promote the idea of a Social Contract, he may not be the first with the idea but his social status will make the idea popular

    Although he may not be the first with the idea, his social status will make the idea popular

  • John Locke flees to Holland

    His thouhgts and ideas abot a revolution are linked to a plan to murder the king. He flees to avoidbeing arrested for treason. Most of the people who agreed were either arrested or killed.

  • England's Glorious Revolution; John Locke returns to England

    John Locke is welcomed by the new king.

  • Essay Concerning Human Nature by John Locke is published

  • Lccke meets and and becomes friends with Sir Issac Newton

  • Two Treatises of Civil Government by John Locke is published

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    Locke is appointed to the British Board of Trade

    Even though his health is failing he is its most influential member

  • John Locke dies

  • Thomas Jefferson borrows ideas from John Locke in the Declaration of Independence