John Locke

Portrait of Locke, 1697 John Locke (; 29 August 1632 – 28 October 1704) was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "father of liberalism". Considered one of the first of the British empiricists, following the tradition of Francis Bacon, Locke is equally important to social contract theory. His work greatly affected the development of epistemology and political philosophy. His writings influenced Voltaire and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and many Scottish Enlightenment thinkers, as well as the American Revolutionaries. His contributions to classical republicanism and liberal theory are reflected in the United States Declaration of Independence. Internationally, Locke's political-legal principles continue to have a profound influence on the theory and practice of limited representative government and the protection of basic rights and freedoms under the rule of law.

Locke's theory of mind is often cited as the origin of modern conceptions of ''identity'' and the ''self'', figuring prominently in the work of later philosophers such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau, David Hume, and Immanuel Kant.

He postulated that, at birth, the mind was a blank slate, or ''tabula rasa''. Contrary to Cartesian philosophy based on pre-existing concepts, he maintained that we are born without innate ideas, and that knowledge is instead determined only by experience derived from sense perception, a concept now known as ''empiricism''. Provided by Wikipedia
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  1. 1
    by Locke, John, 1632-1704
    Published 1985
    Moskva : "Myslʹ", 1985-1988.
    3 v. : ports. ; 21 cm.
  2. 2
    by Locke, John, 1632-1704
    Published 1846
    London, William Smith, 1846.
    60 p.
  3. 3
    by Locke, John, 1632-1704
    Published 1953
    Paris : Presses Universitaires de France, 1953.
    xvi, 223 p. ; 22 cm.
  4. 4
    by Locke, John, 1632-1704
    Published 1902
    Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, ©1902.
    lxiv, 240 pages ; 17 cm.
  5. 5
    by Locke, John, 1632-1704
    Published 1894
    Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1894.
    2v. front.(port.) 23cm.
  6. 6
    by Locke, John, 1632-1704
    Published 1905
    London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock [1905]
    664 p. front. (fold. table) 19 cm.
  7. 7
    by Locke, John, 1632-1704
    Published 1902
    Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, ©1902.
    1 online resource (lxiv, 240 pages)
    Center for Research Libraries
    Online Resource
  8. 8
    [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [19--?]
    1 online resource (1 unnumbered leaf) : facsimile.
    LLMC Digital
    Online Resource
  9. 9
    by Ollion, Henri
    Published 1908
    Paris, A. Picard & fils, 1908.
    144 p. 26 cm.
    Other Authors: ...Locke, John, 1632-1704...
  10. 10
    by Hewatt, Alexander
    Published 1779
    London : Printed for A. Donaldson, 1779.
    2 v. ; 22 cm.
    Other Authors: ...Locke, John, 1632-1704...
  11. 11
    by Burnet, Thomas, 1635?-1715
    Published 1697
    London : Printed for M. Wotton ..., 1697.
    15 pages.
    Other Authors: ...Locke, John, 1632-1704...
  12. 12
    Published 1670
    [London] : [publisher not identified], [1670]
    1 online resource (2 unnumbered pages, 25 pages, 1 unnumbered page)
    Other Authors: ...Locke, John, 1632-1704...
    LLMC Digital
    Online Resource
  13. 13
    Published 1698
    London : Printed and are to be sold by Richard Parker, [1698]
    1 online resource (60 pages)
    Other Authors: ...Locke, John, 1632-1704...
    LLMC Digital
    Online Resource
  14. 14
    Published 1682
    [London] : [publisher not identified], [1682]
    1 online resource (23 pages)
    Other Authors: ...Locke, John, 1632-1704...
    LLMC Digital
    Online Resource
  15. 15
    by Baratono, Adelchi, 1875-
    Published 1944
    [Milano] Garzanti [1944]
    5 p. l., 3-371, [1] p., 1 l. incl. front. (mounted port.) 19 cm.
    Other Authors: ...Locke, John, 1632-1704...

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