Definition for Locke, John
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Locke, John (1632 to 1704): Philosopher, born in England. He studied at Oxford, and in 1667 joined the household of Lord Ashley, later first Earl of Shaftesbury, as his personal physician and adviser in scientific and political matters. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1668. His major philosophical work, the Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1689), accepted the possibility of rational demonstration of moral principles and the existence of God, but its denial of innate ideas was important in starting the tradition of British Empiricism.
