Fable of the Bees, Volumes 1 & 2: Or Private Vices, Publick Benefits

It used to be that everyone read the "notorious" Bernard Mandeville (1670-1733). He was a great satirist and came 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).

• | Author: Bernard Mandeville
• | Publisher: Liberty Fund Inc
• | Publication Date: Jan 01, 1988
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780865970755
• | ISBN-10: 0865970750