‘The body as the dwelling place of the holy spirit’
education of the body in the work of Benjamin Franklin (1732-1790)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4025/rbhe.v21.2021.e146Keywords:
protestantism, education of the body, history of the body, healthAbstract
Benjamin Franklin was athinker who became an emblematic figure in North-American imagination. In this paper an unknown side of this author is presented: his contributions on the field of health and the education of the body. In a protestant society developing a capitalist mentality, Franklin was an intellectual who aligned practical advices on body care with North-American religious moral. The sources for this research are Benjamin Franklin’s writings that address prescriptions related to diet and physical exercises. The conclusion is that a protestant moral influenced Franklin’s perspective regarding health and the education of the body through utilitarianism and rationalism connected to asceticism as a lifestyle
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Corbin, A. (2016). Le miasme et la jonquille: l'odorat et l'imaginaire social, XVIIe-XIXe siècles. Paris, FR: Flammarion.
Corbin, A. (2010). Le territoire du vide: l'Occident et le désir du rivage. Paris, FR: Flammarion.
Diller, T. (1909). The writings of Benjamin Franklin pertaining to medicine and the medical profession. The Aesculapian, 1(3-4), 156.
Dulles, F. (1965). A history of recreation: americans learn to play. New York, Ny: Appleton-Century-Crofts.
Franklin, B. (1793). The autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. London, UK: J. Parsons.
Franklin, B. (1790). The art of swimming rendered easy, with directions to learners. Glasgow, UK: W. S. Johnson.
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Munoz, L. (2008). Usages corporels et pratiques sportives aquatiques du XVIII° au XX° siècle. Paris, FR: Editions L'Harmattan.
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Rousseau, J. (1995). Emílio, ou da educação. Rio de Janeiro, RJ: Bertrand Brasil.
Sandel, M. J. (2012). Justiça: o que é fazer a coisa certa. Rio de Janeiro, RJ: Civilização Brasileira.
Soares, C. L. (2003). Apresentação do dossiê: A visibilidade do corpo. Pró-Posições, 14 (2), 15-19.
Soares, C. L. (2014). Educação do corpo (verbete). In F. J. González & P. E. Fensterseifer (Org). Dicionário crítico de educação física (p. 219-225). Ijuí, RS: Unijuí.
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Vigarello, G. (1999). Histoire des pratiques de santé: le sain et le malsain depuis le moyen age. Paris, FR: Seuil.
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Watson, N. J., Weir, S., & Friend, S. (2005). The development of muscular Christianity in Victorian Britain and beyond. Journal of Religion and Society, 7.
Weber, M. (2004). A ética protestante e o espírito do capitalismo. São Paulo, SP: Companhia das Letras.
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Amstel, N. A. V., Quitzau, E. A. ., & Moraes e Silva, M. (2020). ‘The body as the dwelling place of the holy spirit’: education of the body in the work of Benjamin Franklin (1732-1790). Revista Brasileira De História Da Educação, 21(1), e146. https://doi.org/10.4025/rbhe.v21.2021.e146
