Letter to Joseph Priestley (Pros & Cons Method)
Describes his 'moral algebra': list pros and cons, weigh them, cross out equivalents; the original decision-making framework
Describes his 'moral algebra': list pros and cons, weigh them, cross out equivalents; the original decision-making framework
Franklin invented the pros-and-cons list. Every decision matrix, every weighted comparison, descends from this letter.
Key themes: Decision-making, reason, weighing options, practical philosophy, method