Author: William Law
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Category : Christian life
Languages : en
Pages : 124
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Remarks Upon a Late Book, Entituled, The Fable of the Bees, Or Private Vices, Public Benefits
Author: William Law
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Category : Christian life
Languages : en
Pages : 124
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Category : Christian life
Languages : en
Pages : 124
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Remarks upon a late book, entitled, The fable of the bees. The case of reason. The absolute unlawfulness of stage entertainments
Author: William Law
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Category : Mysticism
Languages : en
Pages : 200
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Category : Mysticism
Languages : en
Pages : 200
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Remarks upon a late book, entituled the fable of the bees
Author: William Law
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Languages : en
Pages : 120
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Languages : en
Pages : 120
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Remarks Upon a Late Book, Entituled The Fable of the Bees, Or Private Vices, Publick Benefits [von Bernard de Mandeville]
Author: Law
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Languages : en
Pages : 168
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Languages : en
Pages : 168
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Mandeville’s Fable
Author: Robin Douglass
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691224692
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 272
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Why we should take Bernard Mandeville seriously as a philosopher Bernard Mandeville’s The Fable of the Bees outraged its eighteenth-century audience by proclaiming that private vices lead to public prosperity. Today the work is best known as an early iteration of laissez-faire capitalism. In this book, Robin Douglass looks beyond the notoriety of Mandeville’s great work to reclaim its status as one of the most incisive philosophical studies of human nature and the origin of society in the Enlightenment era. Focusing on Mandeville’s moral, social, and political ideas, Douglass offers a revelatory account of why we should take Mandeville seriously as a philosopher. Douglass expertly reconstructs Mandeville’s theory of how self-centred individuals, who care for their reputation and social standing above all else, could live peacefully together in large societies. Pride and shame are the principal motives of human behaviour, on this account, with a large dose of hypocrisy and self-deception lying behind our moral practices. In his analysis, Douglass attends closely to the changes between different editions of the Fable; considers Mandeville’s arguments in light of objections and rival accounts from other eighteenth-century philosophers, including Shaftesbury, Hume, and Smith; and draws on more recent findings from social psychology. With this detailed and original reassessment of Mandeville’s philosophy, Douglass shows how The Fable of the Bees—by shining a light on the dark side of human nature—has the power to unsettle readers even today.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691224692
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Why we should take Bernard Mandeville seriously as a philosopher Bernard Mandeville’s The Fable of the Bees outraged its eighteenth-century audience by proclaiming that private vices lead to public prosperity. Today the work is best known as an early iteration of laissez-faire capitalism. In this book, Robin Douglass looks beyond the notoriety of Mandeville’s great work to reclaim its status as one of the most incisive philosophical studies of human nature and the origin of society in the Enlightenment era. Focusing on Mandeville’s moral, social, and political ideas, Douglass offers a revelatory account of why we should take Mandeville seriously as a philosopher. Douglass expertly reconstructs Mandeville’s theory of how self-centred individuals, who care for their reputation and social standing above all else, could live peacefully together in large societies. Pride and shame are the principal motives of human behaviour, on this account, with a large dose of hypocrisy and self-deception lying behind our moral practices. In his analysis, Douglass attends closely to the changes between different editions of the Fable; considers Mandeville’s arguments in light of objections and rival accounts from other eighteenth-century philosophers, including Shaftesbury, Hume, and Smith; and draws on more recent findings from social psychology. With this detailed and original reassessment of Mandeville’s philosophy, Douglass shows how The Fable of the Bees—by shining a light on the dark side of human nature—has the power to unsettle readers even today.
Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology
Author: James Mark Baldwin
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Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 580
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Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 580
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Religion, Business and Wealth in Modern Britain
Author: David Jeremy
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134701993
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 236
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The relationship of economics, capitalism and wealth to the ethics and morality of religion has intrigued and challenged policymakers, pressure groups, theologians, sociologists, economists and historians for centuries. Here David Jeremy addresses these questions in the context of modern Britain. His preliminary survey of historical controversies within religion and business, and the accompanying chronology of significant events since the 1770s are an extremely useful introduction for those unfamiliar with the field.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134701993
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
The relationship of economics, capitalism and wealth to the ethics and morality of religion has intrigued and challenged policymakers, pressure groups, theologians, sociologists, economists and historians for centuries. Here David Jeremy addresses these questions in the context of modern Britain. His preliminary survey of historical controversies within religion and business, and the accompanying chronology of significant events since the 1770s are an extremely useful introduction for those unfamiliar with the field.
The Sure Word of Prophecy. A sermon preach'd before the University of Cambridge ... June 24th, 1724. A reply to the "Discourse of the Grounds and Reasons of the Christian Religion" by Anthony Collins
Author: John NEWCOME
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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Languages : en
Pages : 48
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The Cambridge History of English Literature
Author: A.W. Ward
Publisher: CUP Archive
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 438
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Publisher: CUP Archive
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 438
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The Cambridge History of English Literature: From Steele and Addison to Pope and Swift
Author: Sir Adolphus William Ward
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 636
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 636
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