SOC 2700 Study Guide - Age Of Enlightenment, Empiricism, Tabula Rasa

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2700
• Professor: Norman Dubeski

Document Summary

Locke"s ideas were not original but rather the articulation of centuries of political experience the common currency of an enterprising middle class. Given the name father of the english enlightenment . 1652, locke entered christ church college at oxford, where he read widely outside the scope - 1667 locke joined the household of anthony cooper as a secretary and family doctor. Powerful ally of charles ii but when they had a fall out, locke went against him, brought locke into the heart of the political conflicts. Glorious revolution: william of orange won, locke returned as a man of high power - in his 15 years left to him, he published his major works. Locke had two arguments for absolute government: His target is the patriarchal theory of divine right monarchy. Locke refutes father over his children because it is only temporary and were intended to overcome. Locke takes issue with hobbes (without mentioning him)