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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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Anyone with an interest in Benjamin Franklin and American History.

Approx. 11 heures pour terminer

Anglais

Dates limites flexibles

Réinitialisez les dates limites selon votre disponibilité.

100 % en ligne

Commencez dès maintenant et apprenez aux horaires qui vous conviennent.

Niveau débutant

Anyone with an interest in Benjamin Franklin and American History.

Approx. 11 heures pour terminer

Anglais

Enseignant

Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD

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

Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy

15 692 étudiants

2 cours

Programme de cours : ce que vous apprendrez dans ce cours

Semaine

1

Semaine 1

3 heures pour terminer

Who Is Benjamin Franklin?

3 heures pour terminer

10 vidéos (Total 137 min), 6 lectures

10 vidéos

Who is Benjamin Franklin?12 min

Young Benjamin Franklin11 min

Benjamin Franklin as a Printing Apprentice and Budding Journalist12 min

Franklin in London13 min

18th Century British Colonies - Part 114 min

18th Century British Colonies - Part 211 min

Founder of an American Media Empire14 min

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

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

Keeping Your Own Moral Diary3 min

6 lectures

Course Overview15 min

Meet the Instructor10 min

For January: Honoring Benjamin Franklin's Birthday10 min

Week 1 Reflection Activity 10 min

Moral Diary - Activity Overview15 min

Franklin's List of Virtues10 min

Semaine

2

Semaine 2

3 heures pour terminer

Franklin's Professional Career

3 heures pour terminer

12 vidéos (Total 167 min), 2 lectures

12 vidéos

Franklin’s Ethics and Plagiarism - Part 19 min

Franklin’s Ethics and Plagiarism - Part 211 min

Franklin's Family Life16 min

Franklin's Retirement from Printing8 min

Franklin's Civic Engagement14 min

Franklin the Politician11 min

In Conversation with Patrick Spero - Part 123 min

In Conversation with Patrick Spero - Part 213 min

Franklin the Inventor11 min

Franklin the Scientist, and his Growing Fame10 min

Franklin's Experiments in Electricity10 min

In Conversation with Daniel Yoshor26 min

2 lectures

Week 2 Overview5 min

Week 2 Reflection Activity20 min

Semaine

3

Semaine 3

2 heures pour terminer

Revolution and a New Constitution

2 heures pour terminer

10 vidéos (Total 113 min), 2 lectures

10 vidéos

The Seven Years' War12 min

Events Leading to the Revolutionary War12 min

Franklin and the Hutchinson Letters13 min

Ethics in the Hutchinson Letters Affair7 min

Franklin and the Continental Congress10 min

Franklin in Paris12 min

The Constitutional Convention - Part 112 min

The Constitutional Convention - Part 29 min

Franklin at the Constitutional Convention13 min

The End of Franklin’s Life8 min

2 lectures

Week 3 Overview10 min

Week 3 Reflection Activity20 min

Semaine

4

Semaine 4

2 heures pour terminer

Wrestling with Franklin's Legacy

2 heures pour terminer

7 vidéos (Total 94 min), 3 lectures

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