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Lockean

Lockean

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Based on the ideas of John Locke about rights and government
  • adjective
  • /lɒˈkiːən/
  • Formal
: lockeano
  • Treat America as a nation uniquely built upon Lockean foundations.
  • Lockean copyright
  • Lockean property
  • Lockean theory

So what this shows is that the Lockean account needs something that Hobbs deliberately keeps free of.

Examples

  • The Lockean labor theory can be regarded as the union of two basic, complementary theses.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Thus, the Declaration of Independence affirms, in patently Lockean terms, "the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, i.e., an established government, and to institute new government."

    Academic text (2018)
  • You know, seems a very Lockean proposition.

  • Their works, like Lockean knowledge, are a variation on experience.

    Academic text (2006)
  • The largest part of Lockean education consists of making desire subject to the rules and restraints of reason.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Utility is the watchword of a Lockean education.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Debating these principles reveals the importance of Lockean approaches to copyright.

    Academic text (2006)
  • In making his case, Edwards rallied evidence from diverse sources including Scripture, history, Lockean philosophy, and personal observation.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Likewise, Hopkins's arguments anticipate certain features of the Lockean state of nature, wherein natural equals can peacefully coexist and wherein consent is more freely granted or withheld.

    Academic text (2018)
  • The principles of Lockean philosophy emphasize the importance of individual rights and the social contract.

Surface Forms

Lockean positive

Morphology

Lockean = Locke (transparent) = Locke + an

The noun sense is directly formed from the name 'Locke' with the productive suffix '-an' marking relation or origin.

Etymology

Lockean comes from the name of the English thinker John Locke and the ending -ean, which means 'related to'. So a Lockean idea is one like Locke's, for example about individual rights, property, and limited government.