John Locke

Locke, John

F. 1632 D. 1704
Liberal engelsk læge, filosof og tilhænger af international organisering mod krig: "§. 21. To avoid this state of war (wherein there is no appeal but to heaven, and wherein every the least difference is apt to end, where there is no authority to decide between the contenders) is one great reason of men’s putting themselves into society, and quitting the state of nature: for where there is an authority, a power on earth, from which relief can be had by appeal, there the continuance of the state of war is excluded, and the controversy is decided by that power".
Den engelske filosof argumenterer desuden bl.a. for religiøs tolerance gennem adskillelse af stat og kirke, da den politiske øvrighed ikke har nogen speciel indsigt i menneskets frelse. Locke argumenterede også for, at viden kommer gennem sanserne.
Blandt John Lockes hovedværker kan nævnes: Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Two Treaties of Government I+II og the Reasonableness of Christianity.
Se også: Naturvidenskab ; William Penn ; undervisning.

Litteratur

The life of John Locke (1876).
http://www.archive.org/details/lifeofjohnlocke01bouruoft
The life and letters of John Locke (1858).
http://www.archive.org/details/lifeandlettersj00lockgoog
The life of John Locke, with extracts from his correspondence, journals, and common-place books (1829).
http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924096958370
Locke, John: Et brev om tolerance. Det lille Forlag, 2003. - 111 s.
Locke, John: Et essay om den menneskelige forstand. Rosinante, 2000.
Locke, John: Anden afhandling om styreformen : et essay om borgerstyrets sande oprindelse, rækkevidde og formål. Det lille Forlag, 1996. - 174 s.

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