John Locke
/ˌdʒɒn ˈlɒk/
/ˌdʒɑːn ˈlɑːk/
- (1632-1704) an English philosopher. In his Two Treatises of Government (1690) he opposed the ideas of Thomas Hobbes, arguing that governments should rule only if they are supported by the people. This was an important influence on the later revolutions in America and France, and on the development of Western democracy. Locke also wrote books on religion, education and economics. His most famous work of philosophy is An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1690), an attempt to show what can and cannot be known.
约翰·洛克（John Locke）：（1632-1704）英国哲学家。他在《政府论纲》（1690年）中反对托马斯·霍布斯（Thomas Hobbes）的观点，主张政府只有在得到人民支持的情况下才应进行统治。这对后来的美国和法国革命以及西方民主的发展产生了重要影响。洛克还写了有关宗教，教育和经济学的书籍。他最著名的哲学著作是《关于人类理解的论文》（1690年），试图展示可以知道和不能知道的东西。