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John Locke was born
John Locke was born -
Locke becomes a very important professor at Oxford College after studing medicine, law, philosophy, and mathematics. He also graduated with multiple degrees.
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Locke reads the Discourse on the Method by Rene Descartes'. This writing includes the famous quote "I think, therefore I am."
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Important British politician Anthony Ashley Cooper "Lord Ashley" meets and befriends Locke
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Locke is now Lord Ashley's personal physician. He supervises the liver operation that saved Lord Ashley and he went on to live another 15 years
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Due to Lord Ashley's involvement in the new British colonies in America Locke was asked to write the Fundamental Consitution of Carolina (FCC)
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Locke writes the first version of the Essay Concerning Human Understanding in it are Locke's idea on Natural Law, it is based partially on the writings of others
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With his social status Locke begins to write and promote the idea of a Social Contract even though he isn't the first with the idea
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Some of the ideas Locke had were about the revolution and were aganist a government. The ideas were linked to a plot that included killing the king. Locke fleed to Holland, many of the people that had agreed to him, along with Lord Ashley, were either arr
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Locke is welcomed back to England by the new king. This is called England's Glorious Revoultion
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John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding is published
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Locke becomes friends with Sir Isaac Newton
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The Two Treatises of civil Governmert by John Locke is published
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Even though his health is failing he is its most influential member, Locke is appointed to the British Board of Trade
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John Locke dies
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Thomas Jefferson uses Locke's ideas to use in the Declaration of Independence
