The Political Philosophy of Benjamin FranklinJohns Hopkins University Press, 28 thg 9, 2007 - 277 trang The most famous man of his age, Benjamin Franklin was an individual of many talents and accomplishments. He invented the wood-burning stove and the lightning rod, he wrote Poor Richard's Almanac and The Way to Wealth, and he traveled the world as a diplomat. But it was in politics that Franklin made his greatest impact. Franklin’s political writings are full of fascinating reflections on human nature, on the character of good leadership, and on why government is such a messy and problematic business. Drawing together threads in Franklin's writings, Lorraine Smith Pangle illuminates his thoughts on citizenship, federalism, constitutional government, the role of civil associations, and religious freedom. Of the American Founders, Franklin had an unrivaled understanding of the individual human soul. At the heart of his political vision is a view of democratic citizenship, a rich understanding of the qualities of the heart and mind necessary to support liberty and sustain happiness. This concise introduction reflects Franklin's valuable insight into political issues that continue to be relevant today. |
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... mind that has gotten car- ried away with a penetrating insight into the interdependence of pleasure and pain . But it may also be a deliberate reductio ad ab- surdum of the idea of a perfect and benevolent God . If the exis- tence of ...
... mind ” mentioned at the end of his proposal for an academy is nowhere better illustrated than in his eagerness to spread the benefits of the Franklin stove without profiting him- self ( though of course not without increasing his fame ) ...
... mind , no one had any need or reasonable claim to that much property ; hence , their attempt to exempt it from all taxes was doubly un- reasonable.21 Implicit in Franklin's actions with regard to the proprietors is the judgment that no ...
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Introduction | 1 |
Franklin Socrates and Modern Rationalism | 11 |
The Virtuous Citizen | 49 |
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