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    John Locke

    English philosopher and physician (1632–1704)

    For other people named John Locke, see John Locke (disambiguation).

    John Locke

    FRS

    Portrait of John Locke,
    by Godfrey Kneller (1697)

    Born

    John Locke


    (1632-08-29)29 August 1632

    Wrington, Somerset, England

    Died28 October 1704(1704-10-28) (aged 72)

    High Laver, Essex, England

    EducationChrist Church, Oxford (BA, 1656; MA, 1658; MB, 1675)
    EraAge of Enlightenment
    RegionWestern philosophy
    School
    Influences
    InstitutionsUniversity of Oxford[9]
    Royal Society

    Main interests

    Metaphysics, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of mind, philosophy of education, economics

    Notable ideas

    John Locke (; 29 August 1632 (O.S.) – 28 October 1704 (O.S.))[13] was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of the Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "father of liberalism".