He gave the Western world the first modern theory of human nature and a new synthesis of the individualistic concept if liberty and the theory of government that was emerging out of the debates over natural law." (Locke 2003) look at Locke's early life shows why his thinking was so well rounded. He first was trained in an area of study that would have led him to become a 'man of the cloth' but instead of choosing that direction he turned to medicine as a field of study. Eventually he was granted the right to practice medicine, and did so, but also began to study in his quest to become a member of the Royal Society. Much of his training had to do with the manner of mankind's attempts to think from both a spiritual aspect and a physical aspect. His assertions included a mixture of many different areas, including; spiritual, medical, physical as well as external and internal influences on mankind's thinking process and the ideas and knowledge gained by those processes.
These diverse influences could likely have been the primary reasons behind his thinking and they were certainly seen as a confluence of all mankind's attempts to gain knowledge, which is why Locke's ideas are so important to society even today.
Instead of gaining bits and pieces in a haphazard manner as defined by Hobbs, Descartes and even Bacon, Locke combined many of the aspects derived from their various viewpoints and set them down in his Essays for all to see and discuss. His second treatise was especially influential in that it played such a role in the way societal government was viewed and practiced.
With Locke mankind can finally discover the truth, or at least the idea of truth as presented by life's experiences.
Works Cited
Hollis III, Daniel W. (2006) Biblical Politics of John Locke, Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Vol. 18, Issue 1, pp 205-207
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