Topic > The Theory of Education of John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Virtue was first posited by Locke in the education of a refined man as absolutely imperative to make him esteemed and loved by others, satisfactory or halfway to himself same. Such ideals were based on a genuine thought of God and an adoration and worship of this Supreme Being, which were to be promoted through basic demonstrations of trust, morning and night supplications to God, and learning and reciting the Creed. Likewise it required the advancement of a force that would prevent us from satisfying our particular desires, where reason does not approve of them. (Richard, 8) According to Locke wisdom meant being of a functional type, a man who goes about his affairs skillfully and with prescience in this world. It didn't mean being cunning or intelligent, but instead being open, reasonable thing' It's even more insightful. Locke put such cunning within the reach of children, but children should be encouraged to pursue this by accustoming themselves to truth and veracity, submitting to reason, and reflecting on the effects of their own behavior. True knowledge included the use of both reason and experience. (Richard,