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John Locke was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of the Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "father of liberalism". His important works
Portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1697
An engraved memorial plaque to Locke at Oxford
Christ Church College, Oxford
John Locke, earliest known portrait, John Greenhill c. 1672-73
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding is an essay by John Locke concerning the foundation of human knowledge and understanding. It first appeared in 1689 with the printed title An Essay Concerning H
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…liberalism". His important works include A Letter Concerning Toleration (1689), Two Treatises of Government (1689/90), both published anonymously, and An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1689/90). His writing on toleration contends that religion is a matter for the individual and that the churches are voluntary associations, ruling out…
Title page of the first edition
John Locke