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John Locke Was Born
John Locke was born in England August 29th, 1632 -
after studying philosophy, medicine, law, and mathematics and graduting with multiple degrees. Locke becomes a very important professor at Oxford College
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Locke reads Ren Descartes' discourse on the method and likes what he reads. the work includes the famous quote "i work, therefore i am"
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Anthony Ashley Cooper "Lord Ashley" who is a british politician who meets john Locke and befriends him
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Locke, who is now lord ashley's physician supervises a liver operation that saves lord ashleys life and remarkably he lives another 15 years
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becaus eof lord ashleys involvement in the new british colonies in america, Locke is asked to write the fundemental constitution of carolina
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Locke writes his first draft of the essay concerning human understanding, in it are ideas of natural law; based partially on the writings of others
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Locke begins to write and premote the idea of social contract, he may not be the first with the idea but his social status will make the idea popular
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Lockes ideas about revolution against a government are linked to a plot to kill the king. Locke flees to Holand, many that agree with him and lord ahley are arrested for treason and some are killed
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Englands greatest revolution; Locke is welcomed by the new king and returns to England
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essay concerning human understanding by John Locke is published
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Locke meets Sir Isaac Newton and they become friends
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two treatises of civil government by John Locke is published
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Locke is appointed to the british board of trade and even though his health is failing he is his most influencial member
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Death Of John Locke
John Locke died October 28th, 1704 -
Thomas Jefferson borrows from Lockes ideas to write the declaration of independence
