The Fable of the Bees, Or, Private Vices, Publick Benefits, Volume 1It used to be that everyone read the "notorious" Bernard Mandeville (1670-1733). He was a great satirist and come to have a profound impact on economics, ethics and social philosophy. "The Fable of the Bees" begins with a poem and continues with a number of essays and dialogues. It is all tied together by the startling and original idea that "private vices" (self-interest) lead to "publick benefits" (the development and operation of society). |
Contents
Letter addressed to Sir Hans Sloane frontispiece | xx |
Letter addressed to Lord Macclesfield facing p | xxvii |
The Preface | xxxi |
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