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Locke, John (1632-1704)
The English philosopher John Locke helped initiate the Enlightenment in England and France, inspired of the U.S. Constitution, and wrote an account of human knowledge, including the "new science" of his day--i.e., the modern science of ours.
Select Texts:

• A letter concerning toleration, 1689.
• A second letter concerning toleration, 1690.
• An essay concerning humane understanding, 1690.
• Two treatises of government, 1690.
• A third letter for toleration, to the author of the Third letter concerning toleration, 1692.
• Some considerations of the consequences of the lowering of interest, and raising the value of money, 1692.
• Some thoughts concerning education, 1693.
• Reason and religion, 1694.
• Further considerations concerning raising the value of money, 1695.
• The reasonableness of Christianity as delivered in the Scriptures, 1695.
• Short observations on a printed paper, intituled, For encouraging the coining silver money in England, and after for keeping it here, 1695.
• Some considerations about the raising of coin, 1696.
• Some considerations of the consequences of the lowering of interest, and raising the value of money, 1696.
• Several papers relating to money, interest and trade, &c, 1696.
• A letter to the Right Reverend Edward Ld Bishop of Worcester concerning some passages relating to Mr. Locke's Essay of humane understanding, in a late discourse of His Lordships, in vindication of the Trinity, 1697.
• A second vindication of The reasonableness of Christianity, &c, by the author of The reasonableness of Christinaity, &c.,1697.