... , who was born in 17th century England, was a philosopher and physician and to this day is regarded as one of the most influential philosophers of all time. He was one of the greatest influential figures of the French Enlightenment and his ideas had a huge impact on the founding fathers of America when they were drawing up the Declaration of Independence. Even though ... Locke had an important role in the French Enlightenment while he was alive, his ideas and political views were used long after his death and to this very day. In 1689, Locke wrote his most important and influential works...

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... is one of most important Enlightenment philosophers throughout history because his philosophies are still used today . John Locke's philosophies were influenced by his life and work. His philosophies have many good ideas. Locke's philosophies also influenced political systems. John Locke's work influenced his philosophies. Locke was an english philosopher who also founded british empiricism, he summed up the enlightenment with his belief of ... Boyle,who played an important in the early years of the Royal society, who then introduced John Locke to the Royal Society, which was made up of...

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... scholars began to reject the ideas and beliefs of the authority and the Church, and started to think for themselves. Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Jean Jaques Rousseau were three enlightenment thinkers who each drafted different ideas about the state of nature, and political solutions to make society and government more utopia-like. Although all three had a tremendous impact on the ... ;natural freedom, which is limited by the force of the individual," is governed by "civil freedom, which is limited by the general will." Each of these three philosophers greatly impacted the French revol...

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John Locke was among the most influential political philosophers of the Enlightenment period. He opposed the absolute authority of the state and the church; he felt that individuals should rely on themselves to make important decisions rather than having decisions imposed on ... ...

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