约翰·洛克不仅是著名哲学家,还在近代英国的货币改革中扮演着重要角色。他出身于一个律师的清教徒家庭,曾在牛津大学学习。在政治上,洛克同代表资产阶级利益的辉格党有密切联系,曾做过辉格党领袖沙夫茨贝里的家庭教师和顾问。1672年沙夫茨贝里被任命为大法官时,洛克担任他的秘书。后来由于反对王室而受到保皇党的迫害,洛 John Locke is not only a famous philosopher, but also plays an important role in currency reform in modern England. He was born in a lawyer’s Puritan family and studied at Oxford. Politically, Locke has close ties with the Whig Party, which represents the interests of the bourgeoisie, and has been a tutor and consultant to Shaftesbury’s leader of the Whigs. When Shaftesbury was appointed as the judge in 1672, Locke acted as his secretary. Later, because of opposition to the royal family was persecuted by the royalist, Los