Amusements and education of the body in Protestantism of Benjamin Franklin (1682 -1791)

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Narayana Astra Van Amstel
Evelise Amgarten Quitzau
Marcelo Moraes e Silva

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The purpose of this paper is to comprehend the elements that characterized the posture of north American Protestantism regarding amusements and the education of the body. Although there are many works on Benjamin Franklin few have explored the relation of their contributions with a prescription on the use of free time and the education of the body.  The sources were Pennsylvania legislations and the writings of Franklin. The analysis evidence that, if on one hand the laws constituted a set of interdictions regarding idleness and amusements, on the other hand Franklin’s writings brought favorable mentions about activities such as chess and athletic practices, justifying based on a utilitarian moral.

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Van Amstel, N. A. ., Quitzau, E. A. ., & Moraes e Silva, M. (2020). Amusements and education of the body in Protestantism of Benjamin Franklin (1682 -1791). Cadernos De História Da Educação, 20(Contínua), e015. https://doi.org/10.14393/che-v20-2021-15
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Narayana Astra Van Amstel, Universidade Federal do Paraná (Brasil)

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8707-2423
http://lattes.cnpq.br/8205771844342227
narayana.astra@gmail.com

Evelise Amgarten Quitzau, Universidad de la Republica Uruguay (Uruguai)

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9789-6488
http://lattes.cnpq.br/2702602895497887
eveliseaq@yahoo.com.br

Marcelo Moraes e Silva, Universidade Federal do Paraná (Brasil)

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6640-7952
http://lattes.cnpq.br/4996091053878759
marcelomoraes@ufpr.br

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