He wrote an essay which was entitled, 'Thoughts on Education'. ... Starting with 'Letter Concerning Toleration', which was followed by - 'Essay Concerning Human Understanding', 'Treatises on Civil Government', 'Second Letter on Toleration', 'Third Letter on Toleration' and 'Some Thoughts Concerning Education'. ... His first book (Essay Concerning Human Understanding) concerned arguing with Plato, Descartes and other scholars citing that there are no original ideas or principles. ... Concept of Human Nature Locke'...

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Locke was born in Wrington in Somerset County of Britain. After attending Oxford University, Locke began to tutor the family of a very prominent man, Anthony Ashley Cooper, who eventually became the King of England. While Cooper was on the throne, Locke experienced power as well, but when Cooper was...

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Rene Descartes once proposed a tedious accusation about dreaming, and how our senses that we use to perceive what is considered reality should not be trusted fully. In the Meditations on First Philosophy, Descartes attempts to convey the fascinating illusion of always being in a dream without a cert...

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He argued that fundamental concepts structure human experience, and that reason is the source of morality. In one of his well-known works, "Groundwork for a Metaphysics of Morals, " Kant's goal is to develop a clearer understanding of moral principles, so that people may better avert distractions. ... Through the laws of nature, humans have an innate necessity to seek peace in order to survive. In order to survive, humans have to relinquish a few of their natural rights in order to gain security and sovereign power. ... Similar to Hobbes, Kant plans to explain in his essay "Groundwork for...

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