2018 | ISBN: | English | 187 pages | PDF | 14 MB
We all have certain images of Ben Franklin: the witty Founding Father who promoted independence; the Philadelphia printer who created Poor Richard's Almanack; the scientist who conducted experiments with kites in electrical storms; the author of what is arguably America's best-known autobiography. These images reveal an intellectually curious and successful man of the 18th century, but they don't fully capture the rich and multi-faceted genius of one of the most extraordinary Americans-perhaps the quintessential American-in history.
Why is Benjamin Franklin so compelling? What made him so successful in his day? And why has he continued to influence generations of Americans? Tackle these questions and more in The Age of Benjamin Franklin, a thorough-and sometimes surprising-course that presents a full portrait of a personality that defies easy definition. Taught by Professor Robert J. Allison of Suffolk University, these 24 insightful lectures explore the many aspects of Franklin's life and times.
From his humble beginnings as the son of a Boston soap maker to a world-renowned diplomat, Franklin's story is the embodiment of the American Dream, characterized by a pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootstraps resolve. It's the story he tells in his world famous autobiography-a blueprint for becoming a "self-made" man, by combining hard work and following a series of thirteen virtues. What you'll learn early in this course is the difference between the character of Franklin that he created in his Autobiography, and the far more nuanced-and interesting-reality. For instance:
He was an Enlightenment thinker with Puritan roots, a friend of the leading thinkers of his time such as Voltaire and the evangelist George Whitfield.
He was Boston-born and Philadelphia proud, yet he was equally at home in London or Paris.
He championed intellectual values and wore the leather apron of a working man.
He possessed a scientific and creative mind, and his inventions include the lightning rod, bifocal glasses, and a flexible urinary catheter.
He was extraordinarily sociable; had a wife, children, a large, extended family, and close friendships with so many women that at least one scholar was inspired to call him "the founding flirt."
He was a brilliant writer and humorist. His publication of Poor Richard's Almanack inspired other American writers like Noah Webster.
He was highly respected, but not universally beloved in his time (or afterward). Many, like John Adams, questioned Franklin's moral compass, in politics as well as in his personal life.
In this course, you'll explore these many sides and more to discover who Benjamin Franklin was, what he believed, and how he conducted himself in business and politics. To better understand Franklin's unique genius, Professor Allison takes you into his world of the 18th century-an era of political revolution, science and reason, communication and literacy. As Franklin rises to international greatness, you'll see his countrymen take their own places on the world stage as they shake off the British Empire to form a new nation. Informative, entertaining, and insightful, The Age of Benjamin Franklin takes you into the fascinating life and times of a bona fide American genius.
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