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The Fable of the Bees; Or, Private Vices, Public Benefits — Bernard Mandeville

The Fable of the Bees; Or, Private Vices, Public Benefits

Bernard Mandeville

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 548 pages

The Fable of the Bees is a satirical poem accompanied by essays on morality and society. Through the allegory of a beehive, Mandeville argues that private vices can produce public benefits, a claim that sparked controversy. It is worth listening to as a provocative classic of moral and economic thought.

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Contents

  1. CONTENTS.
  2. PREFACE.
  3. THE GRUMBLING HIVE: OR, KNAVES TURN’D HONEST.
  4. THE INTRODUCTION.
  5. AN INQUIRY INTO THE ORIGIN OF MORAL VIRTUE.
  6. REMARKS.
  7. AN ESSAY ON CHARITY, AND CHARITY-SCHOOLS.
  8. A SEARCH INTO THE NATURE OF SOCIETY.
  9. A VINDICATION OF THE Book, from the Aspersions contained in a Presentment of the Grand Jury of Middlesex, And an Abusive
  10. THE FABLE OF THE BEES. PART II.
  11. PREFACE.
  12. THE FIRST DIALOGUE. BETWEEN HORATIO, CLEOMENES, and FULVIA.
  13. THE SECOND DIALOGUE BETWEEN HORATIO AND CLEOMENES
  14. THE THIRD DIALOGUE BETWEEN HORATIO AND CLEOMENES.
  15. THE FOURTH DIALOGUE BETWEEN HORATIO AND CLEOMENES.
  16. THE FIFTH DIALOGUE BETWEEN HORATIO AND CLEOMENES.
  17. THE SIXTH DIALOGUE BETWEEN HORATIO AND CLEOMENES
  18. INDEX.
  19. Colophon
  20. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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