John Locke Flashcards
He was born in? and came to a political limelight after the English Revolution which he called in his own words “??” in 1688
1632
the glorious revolution
John Locke used the first part of his book to refute Filmer’s philosophy. According to Locke, when the children in a family grow up, say to the age of twenty-one, they are free from the control of their father and if this is the way government is, by the reason of Filmer, then the state should
lose control over her citizens when they become adult.
Locke’s political thought was influenced by
the English Revolution of 1688.
According to him, at the very beginning men were living together in the state he called “
the state of nature”.
In the state of nature, human beings enjoyed absolute freedom. The state of nature was
also a state of peace and everybody lived in harmony. In the state of nature, there was no government, no police and there was no judge.
For Locke human beings are
Good
Locke realized that a man who wants to escape anarchism but seeks protection under absolutism has only succeeded in
running away from tiger only to be consumed by lion.
Be distinguished between
Government and state
the purpose of government? For Locke, it was largely to
protect property rights,
expressed his view that government is obligated to serve the people, by protecting
life, liberty, and property.
Father of
Liberalism
