What Are John Locke's Major Accomplishments

In 1600s England John Locke was an Enlightenment Philosopher who believed in natural law. Locke had many achievements during his time that people could think of as good or bad. I think that Locke´s accomplishments that he made during his time should be thought of more as good rather than bad. During his early life John Locke was born in Wrington, England in 1646. He was sent to Westminster School for six years. Then he went to Oxford for 4 years and got his master´s degree in 1658. Locke studied science and medicine. In 1665 he worked as secretary to the british ambassador. In 1675 Locke was forced to flee to France. Locke returned to England. He helped in the establishment of the bank of England, the abolition of censorship of the press. Locke also helped establish the reform of the coinage. Locke also published many writings between 1686 and 1695. John Locke also believed in the philosophy of natural laws. Locke believed that all people should be born with the …show more content…
He accepted the existence of a creating God and the notion that all humans are God´s servants in virtue of that relationship. He believed that that humans purpose is to namely live life according to God´s law and also to inherit eternal salvation. God gave humans only the intellectual and other abilities necessary to achieve this end. He said that humans using the capacity of reason, are able to discover that God exists. Locke said that humans can identify God's laws and the duties that they entail and acquire sufficient knowledge from experience through the senses. Locke's thinking affected the general modes of thought in many countries and led to the philosophy of kant. Locke was one of a group of essayists who wrote on education. He was one of the first people of a new type of education that breaks away from classical traditions of an earlier period. His thoughts on education was a protest against devoting oneself too closely to books and bookish