Benjamin Franklin's Virtues To Create A Perfect Moral Society

Out of all of the founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin in my opinion is the one who had the greatest impact on our nation and still has a great influence on our nation today. Mostly people are familiar with Benjamin Franklin from his head being on the front of the 100 dollar bill, but there’s more to him than just his face being on the 100 dollar bill. He made a huge impact on us and not everyone realizes it, but that’s how he made it on the 100 dollar bill. Not only was Benjamin Franklin apart of founding our nation, he was also scientist, diplomat, businessman, and philosopher. Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17th, 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts to soap maker Josiah Franklin and his second wife Abigail Folger. Benjamin Franklin was apart of a big family and he was the 10th child out of 16 siblings. His siblings names were Jane Mocum, James Franklin, Anne Harris, Joseph Franklin I,  Samuel Franklin, Sarah Davenport, Mary Holmes, Hannah Cole, Josiah Franklin Jr, Ebenzer Franklin, Peter Franklin, Thomas Franklin, John Franklin, Lydia Scott, Elizabeth Douse, and Joseph Franklin II.  When Benjamin Franklin was younger his father wanted him to become a preacher, so he sent him away to a grammar school when he was only eight years old. Less than a year later, the family went through some financial struggles so he had to be transferred to Mr. George Brownell’s school for writing and math. He only stayed at that school until he was about 10 years old. He was doing well in

Moderation balances all qualities of life and helps individuals to cherish these qualities. Joseph Hall giving an example stated, “Moderation is

There were many people that helped contribute to the Enlightenment, but the most prominent American leader was a well-know political figure named Benjamin Franklin. The Enlightenment, also called the Age of Reason, was period of time when people tried to justify life in terms of scientific theory and rationalism. “The Enlightenment was responsible for inspiring revived interests in education, science, and literature” (“HistoryKing.com”). It also emphasized progression away from traditional customs and foundations

ENGLISH II BEN SPIZUCO Benjamin Franklin is arguably one of the most influential humans ever to grace this planet. His contributions to science significantly pushed scientific progress forwards, and his political decisions helped to shape the then-new United States Of America into what it is today. That said, his aphorisms have also left quite an impact on society. Benjamin Franklin’s aphorisms serve to improve the life of the standard individual, and while these clever, witty, well-worded quips can certainly work on a grander scale, at the core, their intended audience is “one person at a time”. Some of Ben’s smartest aphorisms are ones made in regards to mistakes, whether they have happened already, can possibly happen, or are

In the excerpt, Benjamin Franklin aims to improve who he is as a person, by creating a list of 13 values that he promotes, will allow one to arrive at Moral Perfection. As a man who wants to become morally perfect, he initiates a plan where he will tackle one virtue every week and eventually improve on all of them, while observing his progress by documenting successes and failures in a book, and tries to correct them accordingly. Even though he never became perfect, he became happier, and hopes that the readers who read his autobiography can attain the same success and happiness he was able to derive. Franklin also mentions how he added humility to his list of values after friends chided him for his pride.

During the Neo-Classic period there was a belief in the possibility of human perfection. Human perfection is the state of completeness and flawlessness. Benjamin Franklin was a believer of human perfection in this period of time. He attempted to become perfect by listing character traits that contributed to perfectibility and also made a schedule of his day.

“Though I am still of opinion that it, was a practicable scheme, and might have been useful, by forming a good number of citizens: and I was not discouraged by the seeming magnitude of the undertaking as I have always thought that one man of tolerable abilities may work great changes and accomplish great affairs among mankind (pg. 106).” Benjamin Franklin is an archetypal American because everybody wants to be just like him. He wrote this book to show the right way to become the perfect American. Also, he wrote this autobiography to explain to his son and to other people about how to be the ideal American. Benjamin Franklin became a deism because it helped him become more open-minded. A deism is a person that believes that god created the

It is on a personal note, that I believe that character is effected by one’s relationship with the other three core values. With the proper sense of scholarship in a person they would have the intelligence needed to get through life. The correct amount of leadership in a person they would have responsibility and the ability to take charge when necessary. Then with just the right sense of service they would be helpful and assist their community or others when they are in need of it. It is also my personal believe that I as a person do not have a perfect character but will always make an effort to have an exemplary

Perfection? Can any one person be perfect? Benjamin Franklin believed that he could accomplish this task. Benjamin Franklin was known for being a cognizant and diligent perfectionist. During his lifetime, many people were concerned with correcting themselves of any fault that they may have had. Benjamin Franklin did have an interesting way to proclaim how he, could show everyone how to be perfect. He believes that he can make himself perfect. Even though his ways of being perfect are not the same as everyone else's ideas, he still tries to show them he can be perfect. In his essay "Arriving at Perfection" Benjamin Franklin tries to tell everyone how he will be perfect and how he is going to actually accomplish this task.

In Benjamin Franklin’s life, he wanted to obtain moral perfection no matter what he had to do in order to achieve it. He wanted to have life in which he lived to the sincerest and honest person he could possibly be. While his goal may seem far-fetched to most, he believed it could be achieved and at least wanted to make an effort to become a better person. After reading Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography on him attempting to fulfill his goal, one can realize what he did was very reasonable and obtainable. However, one point to keep in mind is that this was something only a very few people were willing to do because being perfect can have some challenges of its own.

Franklin’s ideas expressed through the “Project of Moral Perfection” supports the views of reason and self-improvement that’s connected to the Enlightenment, for one of Benjamin Franklin’s main points includes self-efficacy. Enlightenment intellectuals believed that rational thought could lead to human improvement and was the most valid mode of thinking. They also saw the ability to reason as the most valuable human capacity as well. For, reason could help humans break free from ignorance and irrationality, and learning to think reasonably could teach one to act better. In his autobiography, Franklin does exactly this by aiming to become a better person, morally.

The third virtue on Benjamin Franklin’s list is one that I believe to be as one of the more important virtues on the list. This is the virtue of order. Franklin defines order as “Let all your things have their places; let each part of your business have its time.” The modern definition is somewhat similar to Franklin’s original definition and can be summed up by the common phrase “a place for everything, and everything in it’s place.” The main reason why I find this virtue to be important is due to the fact that I struggle with this virtue the most.

Benjamin Franklin came up with these things called Virtues. Virtues are behaviors showing high moral standards. He had thirteen virtues that he chose to live by. He describes what each virtue means, why he chose to do that, and how he is going to incorporate it into his life in his book, Benjamin Franklin's autobiography.

Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography is an inspiring tale of his personal, as well as public achievement throughout his life. Franklin’s life embodies the exemplary model of a life composed of discipline, self-reliance and self improvement. From his humble beginnings as an apprentice candle and soap maker in his father’s business to a successful business man, author, philosopher, civil activist, politician scientist, inventor, and diplomat, above all Benjamin Franklin was, and still is, an American Icon and truly a pioneer of the American Dream.

Ben Franklin’s autobiography is a prime example of the American Dream. He starts life in a large family and is sent to find work fairly early. He grows into an educated, humble, and honorable man. Through his work in printing and writing he develops a formidable business and makes some money. Throughout his life he focuses greatly on achieving perfection, but finds that is not very practical, however it does lead him to happiness. He wrote this autobiography as a path, to live a life of virtue, mainly for his son. However, it has become a moral guide and tale of the so called American Dream. While there are several ways to interpret his writing and his character, Benjamin Franklin is one of the best examples of a pure and honest American.