The Fable of the Bees: Or Private Vices, Publick Benefits (Penguin Classics)
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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.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0140445412
ISBN13:9780140445411
Release Date:September 1989
Publisher:Penguin Classics
Length:416 Pages
Weight:0.63 lbs.
Dimensions:6.5" x 5.0" x 1.0"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 12 and higher
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