How was John Locke important to the enlightenment?

Answer 1

john Locke was a philosopher during the Age of Enlightenment. His ideals that all men have the right to life liberty, and property inspired Thomas Jefferson as he was authoring the Declaration of Independence.

Answer 2

Locke defended the proposition that government rests on popular consent and rebellion is permissible when government subverts the ends (the protection of life, liberty, and property) for which it is established.

Answer 3

He wrote the Two Treatises of Government, the second of which Thomas Jefferson used much of in writing the Declaration of Independence. Some examples are Jefferson's phrasing of the right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" paralleled to Locke's writing about the natural rights of "life, liberty, and property" as well as the idea of the power of the government that must be given by the consent of the governed.

Answer 4

John Locke was an English philosopher and political thinker. His ideas contributed greatly to modern thought about democracy, and he was especially influential on the Founding Fathers of the United States.

Answer 5

Locke tried to determine what the limits of human understanding are. He believed that we can know that God exists and we are the creators of moral and political ideas.

Answer 6

He was an English philosopher and physician during the enlightenment. His writings influenced Voltaire and Rousseau. Lastly, he signed the Declaration of Independence.

Answer 7

America's founding fathers took many liberal ideas from him.