310 Pages
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Routledge
310 Pages
by
Routledge
310 Pages
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Routledge
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The writings of Bernard Mandeville mark an important transition between enlightenment, social philosophy, and modern science. Born in Holland in 1670 and educated as a physician, Mandeville spent the greater part of his working life in England, where he died in 1733. In some respects, Mandeville can be compared to Voltaire - Mandeville's junior by twenty-four years.Mandeville had the knack of... Read more
1. Bernard Mandeville: Observations in Lieu of a Biography 2. Human Nature and the Foundations of Society 3. Private Vice and Public Benefit: Echoes of the Battle of the Bees 4. Economic Interest, the Market, and Society 5. The Consequences of Social Action and the Theme of Evolution 6. Paradox, Irony, and Satire
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Louis Schneider
