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Welcome to Benjamin Franklin and His World! In this course, we explore the life of one of the United States’ most important historical figures. We examine Franklin’s early life growing up in the American colonies, his professional career as a printer and scientist, and his role in the American Revolution and the founding the United States as a new nation on the world stage.  
We will also confront the moral issues that complicate the legacy of Benjamin Franklin, such as his connection to slavery and the racism that was prevalent during his time. We’ll wrestle with how to evaluate Franklin in the present day as we examine his life through both a modern lens and the historical context in which he lived.

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Nivel principiante

Anyone with an interest in Benjamin Franklin and American History.

Aprox. 11 horas para completar

Inglés (English)

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Nivel principiante

Anyone with an interest in Benjamin Franklin and American History.

Aprox. 11 horas para completar

Inglés (English)

Instructor

Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD

Diane v.S. Levy and Robert M. Levy University Professor

Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy

15.727 alumnos

2 cursos

Programa - Qué aprenderás en este curso

Semana

1

Semana 1

3 horas para completar

Who Is Benjamin Franklin?

3 horas para completar

10 videos (Total 137 minutos), 6 lecturas

10 videos

Who is Benjamin Franklin?12m

Young Benjamin Franklin11m

Benjamin Franklin as a Printing Apprentice and Budding Journalist12m

Franklin in London13m

18th Century British Colonies - Part 114m

18th Century British Colonies - Part 211m

Founder of an American Media Empire14m

In Conversation with Emma Hart about 18th Century - Part 124m

In Conversation with Emma Hart about 18th Century - Part 218m

Keeping Your Own Moral Diary3m

6 lecturas

Course Overview15m

Meet the Instructor10m

For January: Honoring Benjamin Franklin's Birthday10m

Week 1 Reflection Activity 10m

Moral Diary - Activity Overview15m

Franklin's List of Virtues10m

Semana

2

Semana 2

3 horas para completar

Franklin's Professional Career

3 horas para completar

12 videos (Total 167 minutos), 2 lecturas

12 videos

Franklin’s Ethics and Plagiarism - Part 19m

Franklin’s Ethics and Plagiarism - Part 211m

Franklin's Family Life16m

Franklin's Retirement from Printing8m

Franklin's Civic Engagement14m

Franklin the Politician11m

In Conversation with Patrick Spero - Part 123m

In Conversation with Patrick Spero - Part 213m

Franklin the Inventor11m

Franklin the Scientist, and his Growing Fame10m

Franklin's Experiments in Electricity10m

In Conversation with Daniel Yoshor26m

2 lecturas

Week 2 Overview5m

Week 2 Reflection Activity20m

Semana

3

Semana 3

2 horas para completar

Revolution and a New Constitution

2 horas para completar

10 videos (Total 113 minutos), 2 lecturas

10 videos

The Seven Years' War12m

Events Leading to the Revolutionary War12m

Franklin and the Hutchinson Letters13m

Ethics in the Hutchinson Letters Affair7m

Franklin and the Continental Congress10m

Franklin in Paris12m

The Constitutional Convention - Part 112m

The Constitutional Convention - Part 29m

Franklin at the Constitutional Convention13m

The End of Franklin’s Life8m

2 lecturas

Week 3 Overview10m

Week 3 Reflection Activity20m

Semana

4

Semana 4

2 horas para completar

Wrestling with Franklin's Legacy

2 horas para completar

7 videos (Total 94 minutos), 3 lecturas

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Benjamin Franklin and His World

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