John Locke
Early Modern1632-1704Wrington, England
As Your Guide
“Locke will approach your identity as a blank slate written by experience. He builds selfhood from what you have actually done and learned, not from what you were told to be. Choose him if you want a guide who values evidence over inheritance.”
Who They Were
Father of liberalism and empiricism. Developed theory of natural rights and social contract.
What They Left Behind
Words that outlived their authors.
Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Two Treatises of Government
What Haunts Them
These are the questions that wouldn't let them rest.
Tabula rasanatural rightssocial contractseparation of church and state