Transcript John Locke By Anjelica Short, Lea Fuscaldo, & Alexandra Boden

John Locke
By Anjelica Short, Lea Fuscaldo, &
Alexandra Boden
Biography
Born August 29, 1632 in Somerset, Engand
Raised in Pensford
Family = Anglican-Puritan
Educated in West Mininister School + later @
Christ Church, Oxford
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Oxford = curriculum unaltered by Puritan reforms
1666 - met Lord Ashley
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Locke helped him write constitution of Carolina
Died @ age 72
Lord Ashley
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Aggressive politician
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Many enemies
Views:
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Constitutional monarchy
Protestant succession
Civil liberty
Religious tolerance
Parliament rule
Economic expansion
Education
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West Minister School
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Studied:
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Latin
Greek
Arabic
Hebrew
Received a scholarship to Christ Church, Oxford
Education cont’d
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Oxford
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Studied
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Rhetoric
Grammar
Moral philosophy
Geometry
Greek
Studied mostly outside of school
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Interested in science and medicine
Publications and Writing
• 1690- “Two Treatsies of Government”
– » about social contract theory of gov’t
• 1690- “An Essay Concerning Human
Understanding”
» on origins of human knowledge
• 1693- “Some Thoughts Concerning
Education”
» Rewards and punishment = motivation
{Philosophy}
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Golden Rule
Liberalism
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Natural rights
Government by consent of governed
Social contracts
Limited state
Private property
People = property of of God » all = equal
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No suicide
No murder
No maiming
Etc.
{Philosophy}
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Slaves = can only be an opposing
aggressor in war
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Slavery = compact for obedience and limited
power in return for extended life
State of war = only possible when
someone proposes to violate someone
else’s rights » one innocent party and one
unjust aggressor
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Only way to be victorious = kill or enslave
aggressor
{Political Theories}
esp. regarding gov’t
The sole purpose of government is to keep justice and protect the
rights of the governed; they only have power by consent of the
governed
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Governed have a say in government
If the government is unjust » people have
right to rebel/overthrow
Secular
LOCKE’S INFLUENCE
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Declaration of Independence
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“…all men are created equal”
“…unalienable Rights, that among these are Life,
Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness…”
“…[governments derive] their powers from the
consent of the governed…”
“…Right of the People to abolish it, and to institute a
new Government…”
“…it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off [a
corrupt government]…”
Secular government
 Capitalist democracy
 Constitution
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Works Cited
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Cranston, Maurice W. "John Locke." ABC-CLIO. 2009. Web. 8 Oct. 2009. <http://www.worldhistory.abc-
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Kemberling, Garth. "John Locke." Philosophy Pages. Britannica, 27 Oct. 2001. Web. 8 Oct. 2009.
<http://www.philosophypages.com>.
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King, Peter J. "Life and Work." Philosophers. Peter J King, Aug. 1995. Web. 8 Oct. 2009.
<http://users.ox.ac.uk/~worc0337/authors/john.locke.html>.
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"Locke, John." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica 2009 Student and Home Edition. Chicago:
Encyclopædia Britannica, 2009.
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Sheldon, Garret W. "John Locke." Facts on file. American History Online, 2001. Web. 8 Oct. 2009.
<www.fofweb.com>.
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Uzgalis, Willam. "John Locke." Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 2007. Web. 8 Oct. 2009.
<http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/locke/#EndLocLif168>.