# John Locke — Beyond Good and Evil character guide

> John Locke in Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Locke

**First appearance:** 0002-i-prejudices-of-philosophers

## Who they are

English empiricist philosopher mentioned in critiques of modern thought.

## In the story

### [Chapter 20](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/20)

His theory on the origin of ideas is explicitly rejected as superficial.

### [VIII: Peoples and Countries](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/viii-peoples-and-countries)

Mentioned alongside Hobbes and Hume as contributing to the depreciation of philosophy in England; Schelling expressed contempt for him.

### [252](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/252)

Despised by Schelling; cited as part of the English trend that lowered the concept of a philosopher.

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