Bernard de Mandeville's Tropology of Paradoxes
Morals, Politics, Economics, and Therapy
Edmundo Balsemão Pires editor Joaquim Braga editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Springer International Publishing AG
Published:23rd Aug '16
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This book integrates studies on the thought of Bernard de Mandeville and other philosophers and historians of Modern Thought. The chapters reflect a rethinking of Mandeville’s legacy and, together, present a comprehensive approach to Mandeville’s work. The book is published on the occasion of the 300 years that have passed since the publication of the Fable of the Bees. Bernard de Mandeville disassembled the dichotomies of traditional moral thinking to show that the outcomes of the social action emerge as new, non-intentional effects from the combination of moral opposites, vice and virtue, in such a form that they lose their moral significance. The work of this great writer, philosopher and physician is interwoven with an awareness of the paradoxical nature of modern society and the challenges that this recognition brings to an adequate perspective on the historical world of modernity.
ISBN: 9783319366340
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 4219g
264 pages
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015