Les modalités du temps chez Benjamin Franklin
The long-lasting fame of Benjamin Franklin rests principally on his characteristics as a scientist and a philosopher of the Enlightenment. This article raises the question of Franklin's conception of time and examines his numerous uses of « time » as a concept, as a way of living, as a means to...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Association Française d'Etudes Américaines
2010-01-01
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| Series: | Transatlantica : Revue d'Études Américaines |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/4567 |
| Summary: | The long-lasting fame of Benjamin Franklin rests principally on his characteristics as a scientist and a philosopher of the Enlightenment. This article raises the question of Franklin's conception of time and examines his numerous uses of « time » as a concept, as a way of living, as a means to obtain wealth, as a general vision of the progress of mankind. |
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| ISSN: | 1765-2766 |