Question

Why did Benjamin Franklin start a group called The Junto?

Answer 1

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The Junto was created as a sort of philosophical discussion club, but one aimed at undertaking practical reforms. Franklin called the Junto a "club of mutual improvement," and its members were members of what might be called the Philadelphia bourgeoisie, mostly businessmen, merchants, and professionals. Franklin himself had achieved considerable wealth and prominence as a printer, and the Junto was an important step toward establishing himself as a sort of civic leader. Each member of the Junto would come to meetings with a topic for discussion, and each also agreed to contribute an essay for discussion on a regular basis. Franklin intended that these debates would become a sort of forum for civic improvement, and indeed the Junto was more than a simple debate society. Its first contribution to Philadelphia society was to establish a lending library, the first in the British American colonies. The Junto gradually turned from debates about moral philosophy to an organization devoted to scientific inquiry. It eventually developed into the American Philosophical Society, an organization that still exists today.

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Answer 2

Franklin organized a group named Junto with a gang of friends to provide a structured form of mutual improvement.

The group, initially had of twelve members, called itself the Junto.

The members of the Junto were drawn from diverse occupations and backgrounds, but they all shared the spirit of inquiry and the desire to improve themselves, their community, and to help others.

Among the original members were printers, surveyors, a cabinetmaker, a clerk, and a bartender.

Although most of the members were older than Benjamin Franklin, he was clearly their leader.