The Fable of the Bees
or, Private Vices, Publick Benefits
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- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2007
Summary
A physician with a particular interest in psychological disorders and satirist, Mandeville published versions of his notorious Fable of the Bees from 1714 to 1732. Each was a defence and elaboration of his short satirical poem The Angry Hive, 1705. The versions of the Fable of 1723 and 1732 are the fullest defences of his early paradox that social benefit is the unintended consequence of personal vice. It is an argument that is generally held to lie behind Adam Smith’s doctrine of the ‘hidden…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140445411 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140445412 |
| Author: | Phillip Harth, Bernard Mandeville |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2007 |
| Weight: | 303g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 23mm |
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About The Author
Phillip Harth
Bernard Mandeville (1670-1733)
Bernard Mandeville was a Dutch-born philosopher, political economist, and satirist who spent most of his life in England. He is best known for The Fable of the Bees: or, Private Vices, Publick Benefits, a work that sparked considerable controversy upon its publication. His writings explored the relationship between individual behavior and societal prosperity, arguing that even seemingly immoral or selfish actions could inadvertently contribute to the common good. Mandeville’s ideas challenged conventional morality and influenced later thinkers in economics and social theory.
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