John Locke
29 August 1632 – 28 October 1704
English philosopher and physician known as the father of liberalism, whose theories of natural rights and government by consent deeply influenced modern democracies.
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Entered Christ Church, Oxford
1652
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Fled to the Netherlands amid political suspicion
1683
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Published Two Treatises of Government
1689
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Published An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
December 1689
The essay argued that the mind begins as a blank slate filled by experience.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
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