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Should John Locke Institute Change Its Name?
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Abstract
John Locke, an English philosopher, faces increased scrutiny over his affiliation with slavery at the height of the Black Lives Matter movement. The educational organization, John Locke Institute, continues to honor the name of Locke, despite the rising controversy. The aim of this paper is to examine the principal legacy of Locke and assess his involvement in the institution of slavery. This paper concludes that the John Locke Institute should not change its name, providing insight into the principles of renaming and offering a comparison to other acts of renaming monuments and institutions in the status quo.
Keywords
legacy, slavery, Renaming
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Li,A. (2023). Should John Locke Institute Change Its Name?. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,3,707-713.
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