John Locke's Life And Political Philosopher

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John Locke is known as one of the most important philosophers and political theorists. His essays on the theory of knowledge, religions, and medicine made him very well known.
John was born on August 29, 1632 in Wrington, England. Both his mother and father were Puritans (a group of English Reformed Protestants). John lived in a small town during his younger age and went to Westminster School in 1647. Locke graduated in 1656 and wanted to enter medicine. A friend of John Locke, Thomas Sydenham, helped Locke gain more followers and secured him a spot in the ‘Fellow of the Royal Society’ in 1668, which was good for his status.
In 1666, Locke had a meeting with Lord Anthony Ashley Cooper (also known as Shaftesbury) because Thomas (John’s friend) wasn’t feeling well. John Locke saved Shaftesburys live with his knowledge, which made him a dear friend. He also moved in with Shaftesbury. …show more content…

Meanwhile, Shaftesbury was imprisoned in France, who came with John Locke.
When John Locke, Shaftesbury, and others were suspected of the Rye House Plot, John went (fled) to Holland in 1683. When he returned to England, he published the Letter (1689) in Latin, the Essay (1689) and the Two Treatises of Government (1690), everything anonymously. The Essay gained John a lot of fame.
John Locke died on October 28, 1704, and is buried in a graveyard at High Laver, Essex. He never married nor did he have

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