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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... VICE This understanding of virtue Franklin seems to have held with- out wavering for most of his adult life , but he arrived at it only after a period of severe moral skepticism . To better understand his view of virtue and its ...
... Vice is excluded , " and the denial of merit and demerit that was made on the basis of God's perfection " is again demonstrated . " As he suggests in his autobiography , this conclusion is the chief point the essay was designed to ...
... vice are meaningful after all and indeed of utmost importance . Franklin tells us that he came to doubt the clever- ness of the essay on liberty and necessity and of the " deism " that inspired it . The impetus for the religious part of ...
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Introduction | 1 |
Franklin Socrates and Modern Rationalism | 11 |
The Virtuous Citizen | 49 |
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