John Locke
Index
BIOGRAFY
EDUCATION
ANTHROPOLOGY
MODERN THEORIES
Empiricism
BIOGRAFY
Unit 01
John Locke was born in 1632 in Wrighton, Somerset. His father was a lawyer and small landowner who had fought on the Parliamentarian side during the English Civil Wars of the 1640s.
Between 1652 and 1667, John Locke was a student, where he focused on the standard curriculum of logic, metaphysics and classics. He died at the home of Sir Francis Masham on October 28, 1704
ANTHROPOLOGY
Unit 02
Modern contractualism talks about the problem of the origin of civil society: were the people or was the society to be born first? Theories on the state of nature and modern contractualism were affirmed during the 17th and 18th centuries, but the investigation of human nature continues to arouse interest so much, so that today even neuroscience is trying to make an important contribution, apparently giving reason to Locke. JHe thinks that there are some neurophysiological and psychological characteristics of man that would make extremely probable the hypothesis of its original social nature.
Many great thinkers of the past have studied the characteristics of human nature in the "state of nature". Is the human being naturally predisposed to collaboration with other humans or does he follow only his personal purposes?
Locke says that men are naturally social creatures because of their inherent sense of justice, which prevents them from harming each other.
EMPIRICISM
Unit 03
John Locke was often classified as an ‘empiricist’, because he believed that knowledge was founded in empirical observation and experience. Locke’s empiricism, in fact, indicates knowledge as "perception of agreement or disagreement" between ideas acquired by the individual.
There are two different degrees of knowledge that are distinguished, depending on whether it is based on intuition or evidence and demonstration.
When direct knowledge isn't possible knowledge is not sure but "probable".
EDUCATION
Unit 04
He wrote his text on education, called "Some Thoughts Concerning Education" (Locke, 1968) and it's a selection of personal notes and opinions on education.The best examples of Locke’s original thoughts on education are those related to the topic of good command in languages. In Locke’s opinion, the way in which contemporary English young ladies are learning French without a help of a written grammar or is much more useful than that of young gentlemen who are learning Latin from books.
MODERN THEORIES
Unit 05
In politics, Locke is best known as a proponent of limited government. He uses a theory of natural rights to argue that governments have obligations to their citizens, have only limited powers over their citizens, and can ultimately be overthrown by citizens under certain circumstances. He also provided powerful arguments in favor of religious toleration. This article attempts to give a broad overview of all key areas of Locke’s thought.
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John Locke
Index
BIOGRAFY
EDUCATION
ANTHROPOLOGY
MODERN THEORIES
Empiricism
BIOGRAFY
Unit 01
John Locke was born in 1632 in Wrighton, Somerset. His father was a lawyer and small landowner who had fought on the Parliamentarian side during the English Civil Wars of the 1640s. Between 1652 and 1667, John Locke was a student, where he focused on the standard curriculum of logic, metaphysics and classics. He died at the home of Sir Francis Masham on October 28, 1704
ANTHROPOLOGY
Unit 02
Modern contractualism talks about the problem of the origin of civil society: were the people or was the society to be born first? Theories on the state of nature and modern contractualism were affirmed during the 17th and 18th centuries, but the investigation of human nature continues to arouse interest so much, so that today even neuroscience is trying to make an important contribution, apparently giving reason to Locke. JHe thinks that there are some neurophysiological and psychological characteristics of man that would make extremely probable the hypothesis of its original social nature.
Many great thinkers of the past have studied the characteristics of human nature in the "state of nature". Is the human being naturally predisposed to collaboration with other humans or does he follow only his personal purposes? Locke says that men are naturally social creatures because of their inherent sense of justice, which prevents them from harming each other.
EMPIRICISM
Unit 03
John Locke was often classified as an ‘empiricist’, because he believed that knowledge was founded in empirical observation and experience. Locke’s empiricism, in fact, indicates knowledge as "perception of agreement or disagreement" between ideas acquired by the individual. There are two different degrees of knowledge that are distinguished, depending on whether it is based on intuition or evidence and demonstration. When direct knowledge isn't possible knowledge is not sure but "probable".
EDUCATION
Unit 04
He wrote his text on education, called "Some Thoughts Concerning Education" (Locke, 1968) and it's a selection of personal notes and opinions on education.The best examples of Locke’s original thoughts on education are those related to the topic of good command in languages. In Locke’s opinion, the way in which contemporary English young ladies are learning French without a help of a written grammar or is much more useful than that of young gentlemen who are learning Latin from books.
MODERN THEORIES
Unit 05
In politics, Locke is best known as a proponent of limited government. He uses a theory of natural rights to argue that governments have obligations to their citizens, have only limited powers over their citizens, and can ultimately be overthrown by citizens under certain circumstances. He also provided powerful arguments in favor of religious toleration. This article attempts to give a broad overview of all key areas of Locke’s thought.
Thanks for watching
LEARNING UNIT
Roberta Caserta