Volume 1

Life of John Locke / by H. R. Fox Bourne.

  • Bourne, H. R. Fox (Henry Richard Fox), 1837-1909.
Date:
1876
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Life of John Locke / by H. R. Fox Bourne. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    CHAPTER I. Youth and its Surroundings [1632—1652]. Locke’s ancestors and kindred—his parents—his father’s occupations as country attorney and captain in the parliamentary army—the civil war in the west ...... 1—H Locke’s birth and early training—home influences . . . 11—16 His admission to Westminster school—the education provided for him, and his judgment upon it—outside influences . . . 16—25 CHAPTER II. Student Life at Oxford [1652—1660]. Locke’s entrance at Christ Church—the condition of the university during the civil war—the religious and political reformation—academical discipline under the puritans .... 26—41 Locke’s position as an undergraduate—his tutor—his daily occupations— the studies prescribed for him and his opinions thereupon—his Latin and English verses in praise of Cromwell , . . 41—52