How were the medical experiments shown in the film typical of Enlightenment ideas and principles?
American Benjamin Franklin was one of the leading figures in the Enlightenment, an intellectual movement that stressed reason over faith and superstition. Because of the Enlightenment’s emphasis on facts and evidence, Franklin and others made great scientific advances during the eighteenth century – though many also questioned the methods of scientists. For this paper, watch the PBS documentary film Ben Franklin’s Bones, read the portion of your textbook on the Enlightenment (Chapter 4, Section 4 linked below), and then respond to the following questions:https://openstax.org/details/books/us-historyHow were the medical experiments shown in the film typical of Enlightenment ideas and principles?
