... fanaticism. Even though Locke was favourable to Puritanism, he found a lack of liberty as compared to what he had expected. Locke recounted his early career to his patroness who was known as 'Lady Masham'. He later realized that he was far from being an ideal student. He was ... served as a physician to Lord Ashley, and eventually the Earl of Shaftesbury. This association with the brilliant Shaftesbury was good enough to influence Locke's life. He got what Hobbes did not manage to attain, which was a direct experience of all practical affairs, including political affairs. He held th...

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