John Locke

John Locke ia known as one of the most influential philsophers of the 17th and 18th centuries. His ideas and influences are still evident today. He has been called the father of democracy and was one of the key men who shaped the American Constiution.(1) In my paper I will discuss the life and the major contributions of John Locke. Locke was born in Wrington, in somersetshire, in 1632. His parents were stern Puritans but as …

…sense since birth. If a person never had a sense of taste he would never have any ideas formed about the many different tastes avaliable to him. The next step in forming a complex idea is reflection. This produces ideas that have more emotion and complexity associated with them; such as doutfullness, joy, and willingness. Locke even proposed that a sixth sense could be possible "if our all-wise creator had though it fit for us." (7)