after studying philosophy, medicine, law, and mathematics and graduting with multiple degrees. Locke becomes a very important professor at Oxford College
Locke reads Ren Descartes' discourse on the method and likes what he reads. the work includes the famous quote "i work, therefore i am"
Anthony Ashley Cooper "Lord Ashley" who is a british politician who meets john Locke and befriends him
Locke, who is now lord ashley's physician supervises a liver operation that saves lord ashleys life and remarkably he lives another 15 years
becaus eof lord ashleys involvement in the new british colonies in america, Locke is asked to write the fundemental constitution of carolina
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
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
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
Englands greatest revolution; Locke is welcomed by the new king and returns to England
essay concerning human understanding by John Locke is published
Locke meets Sir Isaac Newton and they become friends
two treatises of civil government by John Locke is published
Locke is appointed to the british board of trade and even though his health is failing he is his most influencial member
Death Of John Locke
John Locke died October 28th, 1704
Thomas Jefferson borrows from Lockes ideas to write the declaration of independence