Question

How was Benjamin Franklin similar to Enlightenment thinkers?

Answer 1

he had a rebellious attitude toward the US government. - he lived most of his life in France learning from French philosophers. - he believed in the power of reason to improve human life. - he wrote and published prudent "how-to" advice for the general


His most famous work, on electricity, exemplified Enlightenment principles. Franklin observed that lightning strikes tended to hit metal objects and reasoned that he could therefore direct lightning through the placement of metal objects during an electrical storm.