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
Reason is the capacity to consciously apply logic by drawing valid conclusions from new or existing information, with the aim of seeking truth. It is associated with activities considered characterist
Francisco de Goya, The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters (El sueño de la razón produce monstruos), c. 1797
Dan Sperber believes that reasoning in groups is more effective and promotes their evolutionary fitness.