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John Locke John Locke was born in Wrington, England to Puritan parents who fostered his education in theology and politics. He attended the Westminster school, and receiving a scholarship, entered Christ Church, Oxford. He studied classical languages, metaphysics, and logic. In 1690, Locke wrote "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding", known as one of his greatest works. This essay tries to set limits on human understanding. Locke attempts to answer two questions. The first question is where we get our idea from, and the second being whether we can rely on what our senses tell us. In the essay, he also classifies knowledge into three degrees, the intuitive, demonstrative, and the sensitive. Finally, Locke divides into four categories the ways that ideas can be related. These four categories are identify or diversity, relation, coexistence, and finally real existence. To understand why Locke wanted to explain where we get our ideas...

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