locke

plural lockes

1. archaicArchaic spelling of lock.

1. An English surname — famously held by

   John Locke (1632 – 1704); an influential English philosopher of the Enlightenment and social contract theorist.

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   It was Locke and his successors, not Hegel, who founded and disseminated the doctrine of human equality, based on the principles of empiricism, and the value of individual freedom under the law.

   1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume III: The Breakdown, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozkład (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 401

2. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community and historic district in Sacramento County, California.
   2. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Elkhart County, Indiana.
   3. A township in Ingham County, Michigan.
   4. A town in Cayuga County, New York, named after John Locke.