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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... Virtue , and that the greater the Self - Denial the greater the Virtue . " It is possible , he argues in response , to have such a good nature or such good habits that one is never tempted by a given vice . A natural virtue is as much a ...
... virtues have taken place ; he writes as if all the disagreements in human conceptions of virtue come down to different ways of slicing up the same pie . Nor does Franklin spend any time on the question that Socrates wrestled with for so ...
... virtue is virtue , and we should welcome it and welcome supports to it wherever we find them . Christianity demands that we crucify our pride and welcome the grains of truth in others ' malicious gos- sip as a spur to improvement ...
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Introduction | 1 |
Franklin Socrates and Modern Rationalism | 11 |
The Virtuous Citizen | 49 |
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