John Locke was an English writer and philosopher who lived from 1632-1704, and throughout the reading, I found his work to be the most interesting. John Locke was an Englishman who wrote on social issues in regards to government and natural law. He also served in the English Civil war prior to when he wrote most of his work. I found his work interesting because of the extent to which Locke’s philosophy has influenced religion. This is because his writings about identity and self-led to questions about what exactly the self means. The definition, in Locke’s opinion was dependent upon the consciousness. When discussing this topic, Locke would go to great lengths to discuss what identity is not. For instance, identity is not made up of material
