Question

which book was written by john Locke and what was the idea behind it?

Answer 1

John Locke FRS (29 August 1632 – 28 October 1704) was an English philosopherand physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "Father ofLiberalism".[1][2][3] Considered one of the first of the British empiricists, following the tradition of Sir Francis Bacon, he is equally important to social contract theory. His work greatly affected the development ofepistemology and political philosophy. His writings influenced Voltaire and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, many Scottish Enlightenmentthinkers, as well as the American revolutionaries. His contributions to classical republicanism and liberal theory are reflected in the United States Declaration of Independence.[4]

Answer 2

john locke has written the book ' two treaties of government ' in which he sought to refute the doctrine of the divine and absolute right of the monarch.