Bernard de Mandeville's Tropology of Paradoxes Morals, Politics, Economics, and Therapy
This books brings together new studies on the thought of Bernard de Mandeville. The chapters reflect a rethinking of de Mandeville’s legacy and, together, present a comprehensive approach to de Mandeville’s work. The book is published on the occasion of the 300 years that have passed since the publi...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2015, 2015
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2015 |
| Series: | Studies in History and Philosophy of Science
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Chapter 1: “Men Become Sociable by Living Together in Society”: Re-assessing Mandeville’s Social Theory; Malcolm Jack
- Chapter 2: Bernard de Mandeville and the Shaping of Conjectural History; Frank Palmeri
- Chapter 3: Mandeville and the Eighteenth-Century Discussions about Luxury; Edmundo Balsemão Pires
- Chapter 4: Sex, Money, and Feelings: Mandeville’s Dialogue with Sentimental Drama; Laura J. Rosenthal
- Chapter 5: Humorism a Posteriori: Fables and Dialogues as a Method in Mandeville’s Thought; Alessandro Chiessi
- Chapter 6: Mandeville, Pope, and Apocalypse; Peter Knox-Shaw
- Chapter 7: The Fable of the Bees: proles sine matre? Béatrice Guion
- Chapter 8: Mandeville as a Skeptical and Medical Philosopher; Rui Bertrand Romão
- Chapter 9: Is Adam Smith Heir of Bernard Mandeville? Işıl Çeşmeli
- Chapter 10: Mandeville on Pride and Animal Nature; John J. Callanan
- Chapter 11: “Remarks upon that wonderful chapter”: The Controversy on Luxury between Mandeville and Dennis; Matteo Revolti
- Chapter 12: Mandeville and the Therapeutics of Melancholic Passions; Cláudio Alexandre S. Carvalho
- Chapter 13: Mandeville’s Letter to Dion (1732) as an Answer to Berkeley’s Alciphron (1732); Mikko Tolonen
- Chapter 14: Mandeville and the Markets: An Economic Assessment; Rogério Arthmar
- Chapter 15: Courage and Chastity in a Commercial Society: Mandeville's Point on Male and Female Honour; Andrea Branchi
- Chapter 16: Mandeville and Smith on the Problem of Moral Order; Luís Oliveira.-Chapter 17: Atheism, Religion and Society in Mandeville's Thought; Mauro Simonazzi
- Chapter 18: Simulation and Dissimulation: Mandeville's Satirical View of Commercial Society; Joaquim Braga