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John Locke Period 6 JenniferEscobar

John Locke lived from 1632-1704. He lived in england and worked as a philosopher even thouogh his dad wanted him to become a minister.He was known for being the father of liberalism. His writing helped influence many others like Rousseau for example. Locke believed everyone was equal and capable of rational thought. With this said John also believed woman were equal to men, who were also capable of rational thought. Which is why he supports women. Locke's favorite type of government is republic because it allows people to choose certain things. He did not believe "God" chose a specific family to rule. He thought people should be able to rebel against the government if they didn't like the way something was working or if the person/people were taking advantage of them. NATALIE UCH, PERIOD 6  A. Name of Character: John Locke

B. Years they lived: 1632-1704

C. Their Job:Medicine

D. Their Home Country: Bristol,England

E. 6 Most important things they are known for: -Natural rights -Democracy -Declaration of Independence -Religious Freedom -Reasoning of people -People should not be punished for having different religious views on religion

F. How they feel about human nature? (Are people good or bad, equal or not equal): -Every man has the right to life,freedom, and property

G. What type of government they think is the best - Direct Democracy

H. Why they believe in that form of government -Every man has a say and the power of the government should be limited

I. Would they support rights for women?: Yes, according to my interpertation to one of Lockes quotes

J. Major Beliefs of this person: Freedom of the people hence the Declaration of Independence **Casandra Fernandez Period 6** = = A. Name of Character:
 * John Locke

B. Years they lived:
 * John Locke lived from August 29, 1632 to October 28, 1704.

C. Their Job:
 * Locke was an English Philosopher, writer, commissioner of appeals, and from 1696 to 1700 he acted as commissioner of trade and plantations

D. Their Home Country:
 * Locke was born in England.

E. 6 Most important things they are known for:
 * 1) Natural Rights (rights given to you when you are born- life, liberty, and property)
 * 2) A Founding Father of Democracy
 * 3) His influence on the Americas Declaration of Independence
 * 4) Development of the social sciences: Political Theory, Religious Ideas, Economic Ideas, Epistemology, Psychology and Educational Theory.
 * 5) Freedom of Religious Beliefs
 * 6) Equality of everyone

F. How they feel about human nature? (Are people good or bad, equal or not equal)
 * John Locke felt all people were born equal.

G. What type of government they think is the best
 * Locke favored a Republic Democracy type of government.

H. Why they believe in that form of government:
 * Locke believed a Republic Democracy was the best form of government because he saw that the reason government is established is to protect the life, liberty and property of a people, and if these goals are not respected, then rebellion is entirely permissible by the population.

I. Would they support rights for women?
 * Yes, John Locke would have supported women rights.

J. Major Beliefs of this person:
 * John Locke's major beliefs were everyone is created equally and we all have natural rights of life, liberty and property.

H. A picture of that person

Zaid Contreras period 6 A. John Locke B. Born 1632-Died 1704 C. Philosopher D. England E. 1.Known as the Father of Liberalism 2.Inspired the writers of the Declaration of Independence 3.Studied Medicine 4.Wrote many works on his beliefs 5.Didn't want overpowered monarchy F. How they feel about human nature? (Are people good or bad, equal or not equal) He said that all people have the ability to come to a consensus through logic. Even women had the same ability thus, were equal to men G. What type of government they think is the best. He wanted a limited monarchy in which the King, shared power with three branches of government so he wouldn't be tempted to abuse his power. H. Why they believe in that form of government He believed that it was the government's job to ensure that people's rights were protected and if it didn't do so, then the people had all the right to overthrow that government and start a new one I. Would they support rights for women? Yes, he believed that men and women had the same natural ability to reason with each other J. Major Beliefs of this person Government works for the people Everyone has right to logic Man is born free