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Critical Thinking in Shaping Franklin's Life Principles

Posted by: Behnam Jafari

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provided here an excerpt from the book of Benjamin Franklin Autobiography. This book is one of the books we have read in our Weekend Study Group. One interesting part of this book is where Franklin articulates his ideas as 13 principles emphasizing on intellectual standards such as CLARITY, PRECISION, RELEVANCE. There are some roots of intellectual virtues in his principles as well. Can you enumerate some of them?\nI hope you enjoy this excerpt.\nBehnam\n\n-----------------------------------------------\n\n“ I proposed to myself, for the sake of clearness, to use rather more names, with fewer ideas annex'd to each, than a few names with more ideas; and I included under thirteen names of virtues all that at that time occurred to me as necessary or desirable, and annexed to each a short precept, which fully express'd the extent I gave to its meaning.”\n\n“1. TEMPERANCE. Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation.\n\n2. SILENCE. Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation.\n\n3. ORDER. Let all your things have their places; let each part of your business have its time.\n\n4. RESOLUTION. Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve.\n\n5. FRUGALITY. Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself; i.e., waste nothing.\n\n6. INDUSTRY. Lose no time; be always employ'd in something useful; cut off all unnecessary actions.\n\n7. SINCERITY. Use no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly, and, if you speak, speak accordingly.\n\n8. JUSTICE. Wrong none by doing injuries, or omitting the benefits that are your duty.\n\n9. MODERATION. Avoid extremes; forbear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.\n\n10. CLEANLINESS. Tolerate no uncleanliness in body, cloaths, or habitation.\n\n11. TRANQUILLITY. Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable.\n\n12. CHASTITY. Rarely use venery but for health or offspring, never to dulness, weakness, or the injury of your own or another's peace or reputation.\n\n13. HUMILITY. Imitate Jesus and Socrates.”\n\nBenjamin Franklin\n\n\n\n"}]}


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Posted by: Sharon Rice

{"ops":[{"insert":"Exactly what I needed to absorb, exactly when I needed it\n"}]}



Posted by: Behnam Jafari

{"ops":[{"insert":"You are then very lucky, Sharon. I am very happy this post was helpful to you. \nLooking for ward to hearing more of you in our community and how you apply these or similar principals in your life. \nThanks\nBehnam\n"}]}



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