John Locke

US HISTORY I (AP) October 4, 2001 John Locke; Smart Guy John Locke was an English philosopher, His writings have had great influence on political science as well as philosophy. Locke's book Two Treaties of Government strongly influenced Thomas Jefferson in the writing of the Declaration of Independence. Locke's major work, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, described his theory on how the mind functions in learning about the world. Locke argued against the doctrine of innate ideas, …

…ability to change there rulers government etc. until they feel there rights are protected. Locke influenced many people, that were important figures of religion in the colonies. One of those was Jon Edwards. Edwards was one of the front men for bringing about the Great Awakening, a religious revival in the colonies. He agreed with John Locke in the concept that ideas are generated by sense impressions and that knowledge must be supplemented by faith.