John Locke5/27/141632-1704

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.He went to West Minister School.He studied medicine at Oxford University.

His TheoryHis 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.

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

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His theory was also named Tabula Rasa. Here is a

picture of John Locke.