Franklin

Description:

Benjamin Franklin is one of the best known and least understood figures in the history of eighteenth-century political thought. Alan Houston clarifies our understanding of his thought by making available a representative selection of his most important political writings. The entire text of the Autobiography is included alongside letters, essays, pamphlets, and manuscript notes that cover political economy, moral psychology, and religious belief and practice, among other topics.

subjects: Politics and government,  Political science,  History,  Political culture,  Early works to 1800,  Economic conditions,  Virtue,  Social values,  Biography,  Statesmen,  Franklin, benjamin, 1706-1790,  Statesmen, united states,  Statesmen, biography,  United states, economic conditions, to 1865,  Political science, early works to 1800,  Political science, united states,  Political science, history,  Virtue and virtues

People: Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Places: United States

Times: 18th century,  1775-1783,  To 1865,  To 1775