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John Locke 5/27/14

John Locke 5/27/14. 1632-1704. Facts and information. Founder of modern educational philosophy. He was born in 1632 in Wrighton, Somerset. His father was a lawyer and small land owner. John Locke’s closest female friend was the philosopher Lady Damaris Cudworth Masham .

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John Locke 5/27/14

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  1. John Locke5/27/14 1632-1704

  2. Facts and information • Founder of modern educational philosophy. • He was born in 1632 in Wrighton, Somerset. • His father was a lawyer and small land owner. • John Locke’s closest female friend was the philosopher Lady Damaris Cudworth Masham. • He went to West Minister School. • He studied medicine at Oxford University.

  3. His Theory • His theory was called The Blank Slate theory. • The Blank Slate theory says that thoughts are formed first through exposure to different sensations followed by reflection on experiences. • Simple things such as shapes are gathered passively, while things complicated like cause and effect are actively built.

  4. Environmentalism • Environment a major factor in human development • Associations: ideas regularly paired together • Repetition: creates habits of behavior • Imitation: modelling our behaviors on that of others • Rewards and punishments: pursue things that give rewards, avoid things that give punishments

  5. Pictures His theory was also named Tabula Rasa. Here is a picture of John Locke.

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