Robert Morris informs Benjamin Franklin that he has been appointed Superintendent of Finance. He also elaborates on current events and experiences.; American Philosophical Society
Points out that the Stoics and other philosophers preceded Dr. [Joseph] Priestley in the concept of the perfectability of the human mind; comments that no religious or political sect "ever carried their Jesuitical artifices to greater extravag_ than the late Faction of Atheistical Philosophers in France"; remarks that "Experimental is the only knowledge"; comments on the embargo.
Dr. Arrow presents a lecture longterm decision making. What can science tell us about our ability to make decisions long-term versus short-term?; Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. Vol 158, no.1
Bunzel explains how the Jihadi movement has appropriated the philosophical Wahhabism. He shows that many people in the Muslim world do not aline themselves with Wahhabism or the Jihadi movement, but the movement remains a state building enterprise.
Congress writes to Louis XVI giving their support and affirming their nomination of Benjamin Franklin at Minister Plenipotentiary to the French court.; American Philosophical Society
