John Locke

John Locke (29 August 1632 – 28 October 1704) was an English philosopher and physician. Locke is regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and known as the "Father of Classical Liberalism”


His work greatly affected the development of epistemology and political philosophy. His writings influenced Voltaire and Rousseau, many Scottish Enlightenment thinkers, as well as the US founding fathers. His contributions to classical republicanism and liberal theory are reflected in the United States’ Declaration of Independence


This collection includes the following classical works by Locke:


• The Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina

• A Letter Concerning Toleration

• Two Treatises on Government: Book I - Of Government

• Two Treatises on Government: Book II - Of Civil Government

• An Essay Concerning Human Understanding

• Some Thoughts Concerning Education

• Some Considerations of the Consequences of the Lowering of Interest and the Raising the Value of Money