"The first philosophy...to take the radical step of basing itself on common sense"
By sally tarbox on 13 May 2018
Format: Paperback
I'd heard of Locke, knew he was an English philosopher way-back-when, but that's about it. This little book (43p) helps you put a person to the name. It's a little biography - growing up in the Civil War, seeing the ramifications of its excesses, plus a deep interest in science, created the rational, logical empiricism that characterizeds his work.
This won't turn you into a philosophy expert but gives you a grounding, in a very readable, accessible way. Few pages of quotes from Locke's works at back.
Excellent introduction. ( )

Locke ha sido el único gran filósofo en llegar a ministro, a pesar de que su filosofía era revolucionaria. ( )

The "in 90 minutes" series caught my eye in bookstores a few times. This is the first I've read, but won't be the last. The conciseness meets the expectation set by the title. The tone is engaging, sometimes even sarcastic, while remaining objective. Locke lived in interesting times. He was at times on the wrong side of the shifting political and religous swings in 17th century England. Locke's ideas became fundamental concepts in the first consititutions. ( )

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