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Lecture Two Jonathan Edwards Benjamin Franklin Crevecoeur patterns of American thinking in the 18th century New Philosophy: Newton’s Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy (1687) John Locke’s Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1690) Rousseau’s Social Contract(1762) The proper study of mankind is man___Alexander Pope Deism persistent Calvinist beliefs: original sin, predestination, etc. Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) the first modern American and the country’s last medieval man Life Experiences(1703-1758) In 1716, Yale, graduated in 1720 In 1723, M.A. in Yale In 1729, minist