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John Locke (1632–1704)
Locke, John. A celebrated English philosopher; born at Wrington, near Bristol, Aug. 29, 1632; died at Gates (Essex), Oct. 28, 1704. Among his philosophical writings the first place is held by the ‘Essay concerning Human Understanding’ (1690). In the field of political science he wrote: ‘An Epistle on Tolerance’ (1689); a second letter (1690); a third (1692); and ‘Two Treatises on Government’ (1690). On the subject of religious beliefs he wrote: ‘The Reasonableness of Christianity as delivered in the Scriptures’ (1695), and a first and second ‘Vindication’ of the same (1695–97). On education he wrote ‘Some Thoughts on Education’ (1693), and ‘Some Thoughts concerning Reading and Study’ (1706). Among his miscellaneous writings are ‘The Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina’ (1706) and ‘Elements of Natural Philosophy’ (1706). (See Critical and Biographical Introduction).