Medieval & Modern Philosophy · Early modern
John Locke
The philosopher of liberalism: the mind as a blank slate, natural rights to life, liberty and property, property from labor, government by consent with a right of revolution, toleration, and his influence on the American founding.
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Prereqs: Hobbes. Next: Hume; Rousseau. Sources: Locke, *An Essay Concerning Human Understanding* (1689), *Two Treatises of Government* (1689), *A Letter Concerning Toleration* (1689); Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.Next: 1. Knowledge