Home / Library / Locke, John Locke Locke, John Locke 1632 - 1704 English philosopher and physician, key figure of the Enlightenment, foundational thinker on natural rights and government by consent Read more on Wikipedia Topics balance Natural Rights handshake Social Contract key Property Rights wb_sunny Enlightenment Books Two Treatises of Government (1689) Photos John Locke, portrait by Godfrey Kneller, 1697 Godfrey Kneller · Public domain