THE FABLE OF THE BEES: Or Private Vices, Publick Benefits
Published in 1723 and bringing much notoriety to its author, The Grumbling Hive, Knaves Turn'd Honest and The Fable of the Bees expand on Mandeville's thesis that it is not virtue that promotes a happy and prosperous society, but vices such as envy and avarice. 893 pages in two volumes.
Format: Hardbound
Publisher: Oxford
ISBN: 9780198113690
Item #: 9180354
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