FREEDOM IN JOHN LOCKE IN THE CONTEXT OF STATE OF NATURE AND PROPERTY RIGHT

Whenever we mention about John Locke, we think of his empiricist (sensory and experiential) epistemology given with tabula rasa (empty board) analogy. However, it is political philosophy, which is at least as important and effective as this epistemological aspect. The most important problem he dealt with in this political philosophy is the idea of freedom based on social contract and property. But Locke's idea of freedom is based not on historical processes of mankind, but rather on natural law or reason. However, he was expected to build a basis on the historical reality experienced in the history of mankind. In this article, we will try to make his political philosophy understandable by taking into account the lifestyle differences that emerged in the process of change of history. In this context, the following concepts, which are closely related to each other in his political philosophy, will be reconsidered: the state of nature, the law of nature, the freedom of property, the government, the law, the separation of forces, the concepts of trade and money. When these concepts are considered and evaluated in the light of the developments in the historical process, the idea of freedom will be made clearer. In this way we will try to show how the foundations of state, law, freedom, democracy and legitimacy in politics, and we will also argue that how our current experience of democracy is tightly united