A Study Of The Theological Basis Of Locke 's View Of Freedom

John Locke, from the UK, is a famous philosopher, political liberalism thinker and the major representative of classical natural law school of the 17 th Century. His freedom viewpoint is of special significance and status in the western history which highlights the respect for the Libertarianism and the rights of people and has a certain research value and significance. Locke regards that all men are created with equal freedom and have the rights of lives, property and so on. All these theories are originated from the theological thought of god, which includes that human beings are created by god and the nature law, etc. First of all, from the discourse analysis of the existence of god, Locke lays the foundation of his view of freedom. Secondly, Locke’s theory of property rights originates from the revelation of god. The last but not least, from the perspective of the impact on the later ages, Locke’s thoughts of theological foundation affects the deism thought of many ideologists.