Benjamin Franklin Flashcards
He stressed right living as the means to happiness that ………..
encouraged religious toleration
“Autobiography” What chiefly inspired Franklin to write his autobiography?
The desire to provide a record of the circumstances of his life for his posterity(descendent)
Why did he read “the Spectators” over and over?
It was the basis for own writing exercises and he aimed at imitating its style.
His religious views : the religious principles he accepted:
1) God exists and created the world (governed by his providence)
2) the soul is immortal.
3) crime will be punished and virtue rewarded either here or in the hereafter.(this life or the next)
4) the most acceptable service of God is doing good to man.
5) He did not accept that Jesus lived, died and was resurrected.
Know Franklins list of virtues:(pg.100) There are 13.#13 was not listed as one of the original virtues but added after a Quaker friend said to Franklin (what did they say to Franklin?)
“you lack this virtue,you need to add it”
Franklin purposely omits distinguishing principles of religion from his plan for ?
moral perfection
“The way to wealth” The purpose of relating the Father Abraham story is to show the people consider the maxims in Poor Richard’s Almanac to be useful for?
Governing their lives
The people’s response to the Father Abraham advice was that ?
they agreed with it but they did not follow it.
What is worse than taxation by gov?
Personal idleness, slothfulness, pride,and folly.
“Exporting of Felons to the colonies”
England’s reason for England’s reason for sending convicts to the colonies was that such laws are against the public Utility,as they tend to prevent the improvement and well peopling of the colonies
" (to improve and sufficiently populate the colonies) "
“Letter to Ezra Stiles” what is Franklin’s view of Jesus of Nazareth?
That he provided the best system of morals that has ever been or will be but that he probably was not divine.
