Les modalités du temps chez Benjamin Franklin

Abstract

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 obtain wealth, as a general vision of the progress of mankind.

Keywords

• Happiness
• wealth
• leisure
• printing
• sciences
• progress.