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The Fable of the Bees

By Bernard Mandeville

The Fable of the Bees Philosophy

The Fable of the Bees

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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 version 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 hand' of economic development.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
418
Release Date:
1989-04-27
Publication Date:
2007-04-26
Publisher:
Penguin Classics
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0140445412
ISBN13:
9780140445411
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
496 g
Height:
129 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
25 cm
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