... English philosopher who lived during the restoration period. The works of Locke were more focused on realism rather than satire. Being a philosopher, he helped shift the political view and simplify philosophy so that many people could understand it (Kerns, 2013). In his essay on human understanding, he discussed significant aspects of how human beings express themselves through language, logic and religion ... . In his book, Locke attacks philosophies by Plato and Descartes on the existence of innate principles. According to his theory, human beings cannot possess knowledge that they are...

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Throughout history there have been many great philosophers. Aristotle, Plato, Confucius and Descartes are some names that come up when talking about famous philosophers. John Locke, who was born in 17th century England, was a philosopher and physician and to this ... 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 on political philosophy called "Two Treatises on Government." In the "Second Treatise Concerning Civil Government," he wrote about some of the core ideas that were used in th...

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