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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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初级

Anyone with an interest in Benjamin Franklin and American History.

完成时间大约为11 小时

英语（English）

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初级

Anyone with an interest in Benjamin Franklin and American History.

完成时间大约为11 小时

英语（English）

授课教师

Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD

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

Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy

15,767 个学生

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周

1

周 1

完成时间为 3 小时

Who Is Benjamin Franklin?

完成时间为 3 小时

10 个视频（总计 137 分钟）, 6 个阅读材料

10 个视频

Who is Benjamin Franklin?12分钟

Young Benjamin Franklin11分钟

Benjamin Franklin as a Printing Apprentice and Budding Journalist12分钟

Franklin in London13分钟

18th Century British Colonies - Part 114分钟

18th Century British Colonies - Part 211分钟

Founder of an American Media Empire14分钟

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

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

Keeping Your Own Moral Diary3分钟

6 个阅读材料

Course Overview15分钟

Meet the Instructor10分钟

For January: Honoring Benjamin Franklin's Birthday10分钟

Week 1 Reflection Activity 10分钟

Moral Diary - Activity Overview15分钟

Franklin's List of Virtues10分钟

周

2

周 2

完成时间为 3 小时

Franklin's Professional Career

完成时间为 3 小时

12 个视频（总计 167 分钟）, 2 个阅读材料

12 个视频

Franklin’s Ethics and Plagiarism - Part 19分钟

Franklin’s Ethics and Plagiarism - Part 211分钟

Franklin's Family Life16分钟

Franklin's Retirement from Printing8分钟

Franklin's Civic Engagement14分钟

Franklin the Politician11分钟

In Conversation with Patrick Spero - Part 123分钟

In Conversation with Patrick Spero - Part 213分钟

Franklin the Inventor11分钟

Franklin the Scientist, and his Growing Fame10分钟

Franklin's Experiments in Electricity10分钟

In Conversation with Daniel Yoshor26分钟

2 个阅读材料

Week 2 Overview5分钟

Week 2 Reflection Activity20分钟

周

3

周 3

完成时间为 2 小时

Revolution and a New Constitution

完成时间为 2 小时

10 个视频（总计 113 分钟）, 2 个阅读材料

10 个视频

The Seven Years' War12分钟

Events Leading to the Revolutionary War12分钟

Franklin and the Hutchinson Letters13分钟

Ethics in the Hutchinson Letters Affair7分钟

Franklin and the Continental Congress10分钟

Franklin in Paris12分钟

The Constitutional Convention - Part 112分钟

The Constitutional Convention - Part 29分钟

Franklin at the Constitutional Convention13分钟

The End of Franklin’s Life8分钟

2 个阅读材料

Week 3 Overview10分钟

Week 3 Reflection Activity20分钟

周

4

周 4

完成时间为 2 小时

Wrestling with Franklin's Legacy

完成时间为 2 小时

7 个视频（总计 94 分钟）, 3 个阅读材料

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Benjamin Franklin and His World

Benjamin Franklin and His World

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