BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: THE ICON OF RATIONALISM 1706 - 1790 “…everything but a poet.”

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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: THE ICON OF RATIONALISM “…everything but a poet.”

A man committed to the commonweal: B. Franklin - “The First American”

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin published in various editions If he could, anyone could: runaway apprentice - > working man -> business owner -> civic advocate -> politician -> international diplomat

The Moral Essay “Arriving at Moral Perfection” - the thirteen virtues Addresses the Rationalist belief in self-improvement Encourages logical, reasoned, orderly process – One virtue per week, thirteen weeks, repeated 4 times per year = Success! Metaphor of gardener: weeding one bed at a time keeps from overwhelming the gardener

Aphorisms

Bibliography  EOL  Benjamin Franklin (1778, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art) nibiryukov.narod.ru       bread.html bread.html   

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