Bernard Mandeville and the Therapy of "The Clever Politician"

Bernard Mandeville's "Fable of the Bees" shows how the "clever politician" played on passions to make politics run smoothly. Cook notes a number of similarities among the works of Mandeville by examining his discussion of the passions in both his social commentary and his me...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the history of ideas 1999-01, Vol.60 (1), p.101-124
1. Verfasser:	Cook, Harold J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	18th century Behavior Charity Emotions Empiricism - history Ethics, Medical - history Fables Historical studies (History of philosophy. History of ideas) History of medicine History, 17th Century History, 18th Century Literary criticism Mandeville Mandeville, Bernard (1670-1733) Materialism Morality Morals Netherlands Passion Philosophy Philosophy, Medical - history Physicians Physicians - history Politicians Politics Pride Reason Social criticism & satire Soul Therapy Treatises United Kingdom Writers
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Zusammenfassung:	Bernard Mandeville's "Fable of the Bees" shows how the "clever politician" played on passions to make politics run smoothly. Cook notes a number of similarities among the works of Mandeville by examining his discussion of the passions in both his social commentary and his medical dialogues.
ISSN:	0022-5037 1086-3222 1086-3222
DOI:	10.1353/jhi.1999.0004