Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography and the Education of America
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3520085 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Steven Forde (University of North Texas, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 86 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 357-368 |
| Publication date | 1992-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Political Science Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0554 • E-ISSN: 1537-5943 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1964225 |
| OpenAlex | W2320039181 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 18 |
Franklin's Autobiography was written in part to provide a model for the emerging democratic individual and democratic culture of America. Franklin's teaching in the work has been subject to severe criticisms from the beginning, though it has had many defenders, too. Neither friend nor foe, however, has taken a sustained look at the Autobiography itself to explore its teaching in detail. I look at Franklin's presentation of the relationship of wealth and virtue, his utilitarianism, and his vision of democratic society and find a subtle and robust ideal deftly calculated to educate and elevate American culture
Biography · Democracy · Democratic ideals · Ideal (ethics · Library science · Political science · Politics · Presentation (obstetrics · Sociology · Subject (documents · Utilitarianism · Virtue · American Constitutional Law and Politics · American History and Culture · Law · Medicine · Race, History, and American Society
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Democracy in America
After Virtue
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Benjamin Franklin and American Foreign Policy
Novus Ordo Seclorum
Becoming Benjamin Franklin
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After virtue
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The Thinking Revolutionary
Reason and Power in Benjamin Franklin's Political Thought
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The Thinking Revolutionary
The American Image of Benjamin Franklin
| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,3 |
| Citation span | 1993 - 2025 (33) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |