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Reflections on John Locke s Thought and the Impact of His Ideas

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  • Ioan-Gheorghe Rotaru

    (Timotheus Brethren Theological Institute of Bucharest, Romania)

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This paper explores the enduring influence of John Locke, one of the best-known and most influential thinkers in European history. He is widely regarded as a man ahead of his time, whose ideas remain highly relevant in our world today. Locke’s ideas about politics, knowledge, religion, and education helped shape the way we live in free societies today, where we value things like the equality of all people before the law, the right to own property, personal freedom, and the ability to believe and speak as we choose. He is considered one of the architects of modern culture and the Enlightenment, and his reflections and philosophical work were the result of the social, critical, and philosophical upheavals of his time.

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  • Ioan-Gheorghe Rotaru, 2025. "Reflections on John Locke s Thought and the Impact of His Ideas," RAIS Conference Proceedings 2022-2025 0514, Research Association for Interdisciplinary Studies.
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    1. Simon, Walter M., 1951. "John Locke: Philosophy and Political Theory," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 45(2), pages 386-399, June.
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