John Locke, Absolute Monarchy, and Constitutional Government | Philosophers in the Midst of History

In this eleventh installment of our quarterly series, Philosophers in the Midst of History, I discuss the life, thought, and importance of John Locke in his historical context. Locke made major contributions not only to philosophical fields such as epistemology and metaphysics, but also in the domain of education, to political and economic theory, and on the issue of religious toleration. He also played a significant role in the ongoing history of his own time, involving cicil wars, conflict argument, and even plots between different factions and forces in British society.

In this lecture, we discuss the times and the religious and political conflicts within the

The series has been renewed for this year, and we will discuss Cicero for the ancient period, Augustine of Hippo for the medieval period, John Locke for the early modern period, and Albert Camus for the late modern period.

[glenw]

I'm very thankful to you, Dr Sadler, for your hard work on educating the masses for free. I cannot believe how many videos you have made, we are extremely lucky to have you as a teacher.

[jonathancampbell]

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[JonahInWales]

Hm I didn't know Locke was an Arian. Did you know that John Milton was also an Arian? He expresses it in his Christian Doctrine manuscript which was posthumously published because he was too scared to share his beliefs during such a shaky time in England. Curious to know that Locke was also one, I had no idea! Thank you.