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Lockean

Speech parts

1. Lockean - Noun

2. Lockean - Adjective

Meaning

Lockean (comparative more Lockean, superlative most Lockean)

Of or pertaining to John Locke (1632–1704), English physician and philosopher, regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers.

Lockean (plural Lockeans)

A philosopher who supports the beliefs of John Locke.

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Examples

An important caveat, as exemplified by the law of equal liberty and the Lockean proviso is that all must be able to pursue liberty equally, without infringing on the equal rights of others. Source: Internet

Cornell University professor Isaac Kramnick, on the other hand, argues that Americans have always been highly individualistic and therefore Lockean. Source: Internet

He ends the section with his own reservations towards Cartesian and Lockean epistemologies. Source: Internet

Thus this type of land appropriation did not violate the Lockean proviso – there was "still enough, and as good left." Source: Internet

In Lockean terms, they have argued that business putatively conducted in the civil sphere actually belongs to the religious one, and thus ought not be subject to the rules of civil government. Source: Internet

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