Benjamin Franklin unmasked : on the unity of his moral, religious, and political thought /

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"Moral paragon, public servant, founding father; scoundrel, opportunist, womanizing phony: There are many Benjamin Franklins. Now, as we celebrate the tercentenary of Franklin's birth, Jerry Weinberger reveals the Franklin behind the many masks and shows that the real Franklin was far more...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Weinberger, Jerry, 1944-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, ©2005.
Series:American political thought.
Subjects:
Franklin, Benjamin, > 1706-1790 > Political and social views.
Franklin, Benjamin, > 1706-1790 > Religion.
Franklin, Benjamin, > 1706-1790 > Pensée politique et sociale.
Franklin, Benjamin, > 1706-1790
Franklin, Benjamin > 1706-1790
Franklin, Benjamin.
1700-1799
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
Intellectual life
Political and social views
Politics and government
Religion
Politik
Gesellschaft
Politisches Denken
United States > Intellectual life > 18th century.
United States > Politics and government > 1775-1783.
United States > Politics and government > 1783-1789.
États-Unis > Vie intellectuelle > 18e siècle.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1783-1789.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1775-1783.
United States
Nonfiction.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The autobiography : a comic moral saga?
  • The autobiography : or just a pack of lies?
  • The philosophical wag
  • Shameless Ben
  • The metaphysical follies
  • Dialectics and the critique of morality
  • The political principles of the good life
  • The political project of the good life.

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