Locke’s Political Philosophy - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Nov 9, 2005 · John Locke (1632–1704) is among the most influential political philosophers of the modern period. In the Two Treatises of Government, he defended the claim that men are by nature free and equal against claims that God had made all people naturally subject to a monarch. He argued that people have rights, such as the right to life, liberty, and ...
John Locke - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Sep 2, 2001 · Among Locke’s political works he is most famous for The Second Treatise of Government in which he argues that sovereignty resides in the people and explains the nature of legitimate government in terms of natural rights and the social contract.
Locke’s Political Philosophy - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Nov 9, 2005 · Perhaps the most central concept in Locke’s political philosophy is his theory of natural law and natural rights. The natural law concept existed long before Locke as a way of expressing the idea that there were certain moral truths that applied to all people, regardless of the particular place where they lived or the agreements they had made.
Locke’s Moral Philosophy - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Oct 21, 2011 · Right is the central concept in Locke’s natural law doctrine, but the law could have no purchase on human conduct unless doing that which is right were in some way productive of good. ‘Good’ is the central concept in his moral psychology. (Colman 1983, 49)
Locke's Political Philosophy - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Nov 9, 2005 · In the century before Locke, the language of natural rights also gained prominence through the writings of such thinkers as Grotius, Hobbes, and Puffendorf. Whereas natural law emphasized duties, natural rights normally emphasized privileges or …
John Locke - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Sep 2, 2001 · Among Locke’s political works he is most famous for The Second Treatise of Government in which he argues that sovereignty resides in the people and explains the nature of legitimate government in terms of natural rights and the social contract.
Locke On Freedom - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Nov 16, 2015 · John Locke’s views on the nature of freedom of action and freedom of will have played an influential role in the philosophy of action and in moral psychology. Locke offers distinctive accounts of action and forbearance, of will and willing, of voluntary (as opposed to involuntary) actions and forbearances, and of freedom (as opposed to ...
The Influence of John Locke’s Works - Stanford Encyclopedia of …
The doctrines of natural rights and human rights were rejected in favor of utilitarianism. Locke’s philosophy was largely misinterpreted and rejected. Even the publication of Fox Bourne’s two volume biography of Locke (1876) hardly raised any new interest.
John Locke - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Sep 2, 2001 · In effect, Locke adds an additional right to the natural rights of life, liberty, health and property — the right of freedom to choose one's own road to salvation. (See the section on Toleration in the entry on Locke's Political Philosophy.)
Locke on Medicine - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Oct 14, 2024 · Most recently Peter Anstey’s John Locke and Natural Philosophy (2011b) has presented a detailed and rounded view of Locke’s medical interests and their impact on his philosophical views (though his interpretation of the relationship between Locke and Sydenham, and Locke’s commitment to chymical theory, has drawn commentary in Walmsley ...