John locke 3
John locke 3John Locke
John Locke was someone that was more than just an
ordinary man, He could be considered one of the forefathers of
democracy, was a great philosopher. He was brought up in a
very unique home with many awkward and unusual topics
brought up during a family discussion. Locke had wide variety
of political and religious views. Locke also expressed many
views on education. He had many political and social
philosophies.
John Locke was born at Wrington Somerset, England. This
was a small town south of Bristol. Locke's father was a puritan
attorney and clerk to a justice of peace in Wrington Somerset.
His father's discipline to the young philosopher John Locke was
very strict. This helped John later in life disciplining him self
to his essays and his thoughts. But as a child raised in a bookish
home, he had received a good private education before entering
school. His family was visited by very wealthy and influential
people. These influential visitors would challenge Locke's mind
and have him express is feelings on certain topics at a very
young age. This I believe helped Locke in his future in
philosophy and his writings.
In the fall of 1647 John was admitted to a tough course of
studies under the school's headmaster, Dr. Richmond Busby.
This was Locke's first enrollment at a school away from his
home. This experience would be a major building blocks for his
career. During his schooling he was educated in Doctrines of
Political Liberty. This was one of the topics in the Locke's
home when he wasn't at school. John's father was also a
political philosopher. He loved to go into great detail about
society's state of mind by the way they elect their government
representatives. As you can see the Lockes were every well
educated and could grasp many difficult concepts. But these
were very common subjects in the Locke's household. Locke
graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in February of 1656
and continued his residency at Oxford University for his masters
degree. His further studies were in the field of Aristotelian
Logic, language, and Metaphysics. His program included
history, astronomy, and natural philosophy. Education was very
important to Locke. He was very determined in his school work
through out his life. If he couldn't understand something in
school, He tried very hard to understand it. Locke's early
contact with experimental science helped form his attitudes
toward his questions of philosophy, politics, medicine,
education, and religion. Locke attend medical lectures on a
regular basis and became a student of Robert Boyle who is the
"father of modern chemistry." Holland provided him with a lot
of encouragement for his many ideas of popular sovereignty and
religious freedom.
Locke had many views of both political and religious.
These were...
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