John Locke

John Locke (1632-1704) is perhaps the greatest philosopher in the English language. A political activist in a revolutionary age Locke''s prolific correspondence opens up the cultural social intellectual and political worlds of the later Stuart era. Spanning half a century the letters trace the transition from Puritanism to the Enlightenment. A man of insatiable curiosity Locke''s letters encompass science (his correspondents include Isaac Newton and Robert Boyle) education travel religion and the birth of the British empire.