John Locke - a 5-minute summary of his philosophy

This short but info-packed video tells you everything you need to know about John Locke, the 17th Century Philosopher. It focuses on three key areas which he thought and wrote about, namely epistemology (theories of knowledge), political philosophy and religious toleration. This talk places Locke firmly within the period of the Enlightenment, and shows how he influenced other philosophers such as Kant, Hume and Rousseau, as well as documents like the US Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution.

[Dio-Decimus]

Great video. Summarises, John Locke without being overwhelmed.

[mattmaher]

been in philosophy and ethics classes for a couple years now and John Locke has always stood out to me. love him and his idea/theories

[Spike-eeom]

Brilliant Thank you for such a fact packed video!

[moai]

this video is PERFECT for quick studying

[kyle]

america has somehow shifted from these brilliant, basic principles.

[MrLeoYaus]

Your handwriting is really good. I was punished by the nuns insufficiently apparently.

[Xammie]

I am graduate/dropout of Federal University Of Technology Owerri and I am still learning everything and anything for positive uses and not even earning mininmum wage yet

[TheHypnotstCollector]

When I was nineteen, many decades ago, I had a series of dreams. One was the word "Philosophy" written over a pretty girls face and roses in her hair. Another dream was the words "nothing is possible without existential reference". I'm still working out the meaning because there is more than one way to read the words.

[starshiptrouter]

"belief cannot be coerced by violence"

[itinerantpatriot]

Thank you. I have been following the Lockean breadcrumbs around You Tube and this video gets it right as far as Locke's views on human nature are concerned. Several other videos have tried to link Locke more closely to Rousseau in this regard. Rousseau bases his notion of the social contract on a state of nature that never existed. Locke's worldview is based on a more accurate reading of who we are as individuals. Unlike Rousseau, he's not a dreamer. Systems of governance built on Locke's concept of the social contract have thrived and led to prosperity. Rousseau's dreams became nightmares for the people forced to live under political systems based on his ideas. Locke got it right, Rousseau got it wrong, it's that simple.

[gamea-live]

thanks a lot ...i finished my history homework in 20 min

[JustaGuy-pmub]

I wish today's youth understood Locke's concepts and why. I like what Candace Rice had to say about the problems today is due to jealousy. When the minority has more than the majority, the majority will tyrannize the minority. Our electoral college was set up to help prevent this. It looks like socialism/communism is a popular idea nowadays, it's nuts.

[anutchi]

Hello! This video was very helpful for my short writing. It would be nice to see a video on Hobbes too!

[mayad]

This is a wonderful summary of his contribution to world… Is it allowed to share this on social media?

[MBBRUM]

At 2:20 you are incorrect sir. In the Britain we have a constitutional monarchy under constitutional restraint, not parliamentary restraint. The bill of rights 1688/89 was not a victory for parliament and parliament is not sovereign (meaning beneath no other). James II abdicated the throne in the glorious revolution as William & Mary of Orange came over on the promise from the men from the north to defeat James II. James fled and the people created the Declaration of rights 1688/89. This was offered to William and Mary as a condition of them taking the throne which they agreed to. Once they had formed a parliament they decided they should put the Declaration of rights onto the statute books which they did with the Bill of rights. If u read it, there’s some text at the beginning and then it is pretty much a word for word copy of the Declaration of rights. The coronation oath act was also passed at that time putting further restraint on the monarch who is there under contract to the people, to govern us according to the common law. Parliament swears allegiance and is beneath the monarch, who is in turn beneath the people as evidenced by the British constitution (yes we have one but the law society don’t want u to know that).

[stephencurry]

The mind means the Mind is a "Tablua rasa" is a Tabla Raza (blank slate) = a PIzarrón en Blanco, which means that as the years pass, the experience begins to incorporate data from the Reality, the Sensible world. But I can still see that this Idea is not even Locke's, it is Aristoteles because he was the first to separate the Real World from the Ideas, and that Locke was only making the Definition or Aristoteles' Concept of Reality more sophisticated. . Aristoteles was ahead more than 1000 years in Time before Locke

[Dennis-ocbn]

''...all the day-labourers and tradesmen,
...and dairy-maids
...as to have them perfect in ethics this way. Hearing
plain commands, is the sure and only course to bring
them to obedience and practice. The greatest part can
not know, and therefore they must believe.'' - John Locke in The reasonableness of Christianity (1695)

[thegoodlydragon]

Locke was brilliant for sure. But I can only forgive the blank slate idea because he didn't know any better. Back then people didn't even know the link between thought, behavior, personality and the brain.

[stephencurry]

The mind significa la Mente is a "Tablua rasa" es una Tabla Raza (blank slate)= a un PIzarrón en Blanco, lo que quiere decir es que a medida que pasan los años, la experiencia comienza a incorporar datos de la Realidad, del mundo Sensible. Pero igualmente puedo ver que esta Idea incluso no es de Locke, es de Aristoteles, porque el fue el primero en separar el Mundo Real del Mundo de la Ideas, y que Locke solamente fue haciendo mas sofisticada la Definicón o el Concepto de Realidad de Aristoteles. Aristoteles estaba adelantado mas de 1000 años en el Tiempo antes que Locke

[motherofplants]

Making a 5 page google slide on this guy that’s due in 20 minutes wish me luck