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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Main Author: Elise Marienstras
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association Française d'Etudes Américaines 2010-01-01
Series:Transatlantica
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/4567
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spelling doaj.art-b693e4d6bf504266b14209e320a8672e2023-12-06T15:49:57ZengAssociation Française d'Etudes AméricainesTransatlantica1765-27662010-01-01210.4000/transatlantica.4567Les modalités du temps chez Benjamin FranklinElise MarienstrasThe 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.http://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/4567Happinessleisureprintingprogress.scienceswealth
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Les modalités du temps chez Benjamin Franklin
Transatlantica
Happiness
leisure
printing
progress.
sciences
wealth
title Les modalités du temps chez Benjamin Franklin
title_full Les modalités du temps chez Benjamin Franklin
title_fullStr Les modalités du temps chez Benjamin Franklin
title_full_unstemmed Les modalités du temps chez Benjamin Franklin
title_short Les modalités du temps chez Benjamin Franklin
title_sort les modalites du temps chez benjamin franklin
topic Happiness
leisure
printing
progress.
sciences
wealth
url http://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/4567
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