Sydney Barile Period5

By sbarile

  • John Locke was born

    Born in England

  • Locke becomes an important professor at Oxford College

    THIS ENDED IN 1664!
    This was after studying philosophy, medicine, law, and mathematic AND graduating with multiple degrees.

  • Locke reade Rene Decartes' Discourse on the Method

    He likes what he reads! This work includes the famous quote "I think therefore I am."

  • Lord Ashley and Locke become friends.

    Lord Ashley was an important British politian.

  • Anthoy Ashley Cooper A.K.A. "Lord Ashley" becomes friends with Locke

    Lord Ashley was an important British philosopher

  • Locke who is now Lord Ashley's personal physician supervises a liver operation that saves Lord Ashley's life

    And remarkably Lord Ashley lives another 15 years

  • Locke is asked to write the Fundamental Constitution of Carolina

    He was asked to do this because of Lord Ashley's involvement in the new British colonies in America.

  • Locke writes his first draft of the Essay Concerning Human Understanding.

    In it are ideas on Natural Law...some of it was based on writings of others.

  • Locke's begins to write and promote the idea of a Social Contract

    ENDED IN 1680!
    He may not be the first with the idea but his social status will make the idea popular.

  • Locke's ideas about revolution against a government are linked to a plot to kill the king.

    Locke flees to Holland, many that agreed with him and Lord Ashley are arrested for treason and some are killed.

  • England's Glorious Revolution; Locke is welcomed by the new king and returns to England

  • The Essay Concerning Human Understanding is published.

  • Two Treaties of Civil Government by John Locke is published

  • Locke is appointed to the British Board of Trade

    He was a very influential member in the group.

  • John Locke dies

  • Thomas Jefferson borrows Locke's ideas

    He did this so that he could write the DOI