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Olivia Santantonio's 6th period John Locke Timeline

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  • John Locke was born in England

  • After Studying Philosopy, law, medicine, and mathematics and graduating form Oxford with multiple degress and locke becomes a very important professer.

    this event goes through 1652-1664

  • Locke reads Rene Descartes' Discourse on the Method and likes what he is reading. This work includes the very often heard famous quate " I think, Therefore I am"

  • Anthony Ashley Cooper "Lord Ashley" who is an very important British Politician meets and befriends John Locke.

    Anthony Ashley Cooper "Lord Ashley" who is an very important British Politician meets and befriends John Locke.

  • Locke who is now Lord Ashley's personal physician watches a liver operation that eventually saves Lord Ashley's life and gratefully he lives another 15 years.

  • Because of Lord Ashley's contribution to the new British colonies in America, Locke is aksed to write the Fundamental Constitution of Carolina.

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

  • Locke begins to start writing and promote the interesting idea of a social contact, he may not be the very first with the idea but his social status will make this very idea populat then ever before.

    this event goes through 1679-1680

  • Locke's ideas about revolution against a government are related to a plot to kill the king. Locke then flees Holland, many that agreed with him and Lord Ashley are arrested and some are even killed.

  • England's Glorious Revolution; Locke is greeted and welcomed by the new king and he returns to England.

  • Essay Concerning Human Understanding published, and wriiten by John Locke

    Essay Concerning Human Understanding published, and wriiten by John Locke

  • Locke meets Sir Isaac Newton and they become friends just like Locke and Lord Ashley did.

    Locke meets Sir Isaac Newton and they become friends just like Locke and Lord Ashley did.

  • Twp Treatises of Civil Govrnment by John Locke was published

    Twp Treatises of Civil Govrnment by John Locke was published

  • Locke is assigned to the British Board of Trade and though his health was not up to standards he is the most influential member.

    Locke is assigned to the British Board of Trade and though his health was not up to standards he is the most influential member.

    goes through 1696-1700

  • John Locke dies

  • Thomas Jefferson borrows from Locke's ideas to write the Declaration of Independence

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