Anatomizing the invisible: moral philosophy and economics in Mandeville’s thought
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Mandeville, Adam Smith, Political economy, Moral philosophy, Commercial society, Political philosophyResumen
Taking as its starting point the reception of the Fable of the Bees by the philosophers of the second half of the eighteenth century, this article seeks to examine which parts of Mandeville’s system “bordered upon the truth” (Smith) and were therefore useful in contributing to the formation of the political economy of commercial societies. To this end, the article is divided into three parts that address crucial aspects of the Fable’s moral philosophy: the quarrel over the refinement of the arts and its link with labour, trade, and inequality; the passions and the political foundation of society; and the manner in which interests are organised.
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