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Use the following quote from Benjamin Franklin to answer the question below:


"A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body."--Public Domain


Why is Franklin's statement a recognizable impact of the effects of the Enlightenment?


It implies the mind is more important than the body.

It reveals that Franklin had a philosophical disposition.

It shows that Franklin valued reason and intellectual accomplishment.

It suggests that the emotions are more important than reasoned thinking.

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ir shows that Franklin valued reason and intellectual accomplishment

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It shows that Franklin valued reason and intellectual accomplishment.

Explanation:

The enlightenment is the phillosophical current that gave a strong power and position of value to reason and intellectual accomplishment, the Enlighted thinkers valued strongly the capacity of every man to think and reason, and to create knowledge, this is why Benjamin Franklin´s quote is an impact of the Enlightement since it states that it is as important as keeping the body healthy to nurture the mind.

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