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

by Bernard Mandeville

1755 · Philosophy

Open Library OL2700394W

The Fable of the Bees; Or, Private Vices, Public Benefits consists of the satirical poem The Grumbling Hive: or, Knaves turn'd Honest, which was first published anonymously in; a prose discussion of the poem, called "Remarks"; and an essay, An Enquiry into the Origin of Moral Virtue.

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Bernard Mandeville (1670–1733) is represented here by 2 public-domain titles, including An Enquiry into an Origin of Honour; and the Usefulness of Christianity in War and The Fable of the Bees; Or, Private Vices, Public Benefits. This page is a shelf list: the books are read on Open Library, not stored here. More of this shelf for Bernard Mandeville.

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