John locke epistemology summary of romeo
Epistle to the reader john locke
John locke an essay concerning human understanding book 3!
Darrell P. Arnold, PH.D.
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While Francis Bacon is very important for his advocacy of experimental science and his empirical leanings, John Locke (1632-1704) is very often considered the father of British empiricism.
If Locke fails to make as significant of a contribution to the experimental method as Bacon, he nonetheless succeeds in offering a sophisticated view of human understanding that is taken up by George Berkeley and David Hume, the major British empiricists after him.
Locke’s stature is enhanced further, though, by the great influence of his writings on social contract theory.
He stated, ' God makes a man normally allowed to seek after life, freedom, wellbeing and property as regular rights'.His support of limited government and human rights had a significant impact on the Founding Fathers of the United States. Locke’s political philosophy will be taken up elsewhere. His epistemology will be highlighted here.
Locke’s most important contribution to epistemology is his Essay Concerning Human Understanding.
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