Benjamin Franklin`s Philosophy and how it pertains to firefighting

Benjamin Franklin 's Philosophies and How it Pertains to Firefighting

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Abstract

The essay analyzes the life and philosophy of Benjamin Franklin and links their relevance to firefighting Benjamin Franklin is considered by many as one of the greatest statesmen of the United States and his many contributions to the cause of the American Revolution made him one of the most versatile and respected figure in colonial America

Throughout the course of his life , Benjamin Franklin strived to perform

br his duties well and become a well-rounded individual . Aside from public service , he also performed a great many duties and pursued a vast array of fields in which he is said to have succeeded in all of them . In his life , he became a printer , a soldier , a scientist , a statesman and he even became the unofficial ambassador to England (Lemay , 1997 . But of all these things , he was perhaps , always a philosopher and a great lover of discourse

In his early life , Benjamin Franklin was raised under a pious , Puritan household and was originally trained to follow in the craft of his father who was a candle maker and a mechanic (Radical Academy , 2003 . Of course , he would discover later that he was more inclined to intellectual pursuits and when he was later apprenticed to his brother who owned the New England Courant , his philosophies were soon formed

Benjamin Franklin embraced the ideals of the English Enlightenment and added the good sense , tolerance , and urbanity of the neoclassic age to his family 's Puritan earnestness . He would thereafter espouse a lifelong belief in rational Christianity (Radical Academy , 2003 . His Autobiography , which he personally wrote , contains much of these philosophies and can even be read as a guide towards other pursuits such as firefighting

In his autobiography , Benjamin Franklin details his life and his philosophies and in the book he enumerates thirteen moral virtues which he believes is shared by all western philosophers and can be applied to any endeavor which a person may seek to pursue , such as firefighting

In firefighting , the task is to quickly extinguish fires and limit the damage that the fire may cause and this is done by removing one or more of the three elements that create combustions which is fuel , heat and oxygen . Arguably , firefighting 's main goal is to minimize amount of damage that can be done to property but more importantly , preserve the lives of those caught within the area of the fire . With these two goals in mind , firefighters are therefore regarded as the unsung heroes of the modern age

The firefighter must therefore have within himself a set of values and moral virtues which must be able to support him and give him the willpower to continue in performing his duties well . This is where Benjamin Franklin 's philosophy and thirteen great moral virtues can probably apply itself the most

According to his autobiography , Benjamin Franklin believed in thirteen...