03019nam 22005773u 450 991079234610332120230124185926.00-8018-9616-9(CKB)2670000000016033(EBL)3318433(OCoLC)923194172(SSID)ssj0000341589(PQKBManifestationID)11296949(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000341589(PQKBWorkID)10394074(PQKB)11391285(MiAaPQ)EBC3318433(EXLCZ)99267000000001603320160926d2010|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Political Philosophy of Benjamin Franklin[electronic resource]Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press20101 online resource (292 p.)The Political Philosophy of the American FoundersDescription based upon print version of record.0-8018-8666-X Contents; Note on Sources; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Earliest Franklin; Franklin, Socrates, and Modern Rationalism; 1 The Economic Basis of Liberty; The Weber Critique; The Value of Work; Work, Acquisitiveness, and Nature; A Republican Political Economy; The Meaning of Leisure; 2 The Virtuous Citizen; The Ethos of the Merchant; Franklin's Early Thoughts on Virtue and Vice; Franklin's Retreat from His Early Views; The Project for Moral Perfection; Humility, Pride, and Vanity; The Art of Virtue; 3 Philanthropy and Civil Associations; Man as a Political AnimalFranklin and Tocqueville on AssociationsFranklin's Benevolent Projects; Democratic Leadership; 4 Thoughts on Government; The Albany Plan of Union; Of Proprietors and Kings; Statesmanship and Public Relations; Natural Right and Human Opinion; Representation and Federalism; Democratic Diplomacy; The Constitutional Convention; Immigration, Race, and Slavery; 5 The Ultimate Questions; Enlightenment and the Adequacy of Reason; The Civic Benefits of Religion; The Defects of Christianity; Toleration and Religious Freedom; The Existence of God; Eros, Death, and Eternity; Notes; Recommended ReadingsIndexA; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; ZThe Political Philosophy of the American FoundersFranklin, Benjamin, -- 1706-1790Political ScienceHILCCPolitical Theory of the StateHILCCLaw, Politics & GovernmentHILCCFranklin, Benjamin, -- 1706-1790.Political SciencePolitical Theory of the StateLaw, Politics & Government320.092Pangle Lorraine Smith942892AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910792346103321The Political Philosophy of Benjamin Franklin3810077UNINA