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title: "The Fable of the Bees: Or Private Vices, Publick Benefits (Penguin Classics)"
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# The Fable of the Bees: Or Private Vices, Publick Benefits (Penguin Classics)

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## Customer Reviews

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    Interesting Work - Good Introduction
  

*by J***S on Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2021*

I could not recall this book from my college days. I included it as part of a retirement reading program that I pursue as a hobby in history of government and political theory. Mandeville, like most authors of this era, takes some effort to understand. I very much enjoyed the book and would compare him favorably with Hume or even Machiavelli. I have found that most of the books in the Penguin Classics are very well done and economical. The Oxford series of classics are much more heavily footnoted and sourced for the more serious student.

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    Difficult But Worth It
  

*by S***1 on Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2021*

Mandeville's main point, that people dont do moral things for pure motives and that immoral actions often create wealth and prosperity while Puritanical fanaticism is the enemy of wealth and freedom, was considered shocking in its time and up to the present day. Now that 'Societal Correctness' will be enforced by Bots who lack the ability to perceive irony or sarcasm, this book may not be available for long, although in the current state of iphone illiteracy it might be so incomprehensible to The Woke that this naughty little antique might miss the bonfire.

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    This is Only Volume 1, It does not contain Volume 2.
  

*by A***X on Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2021*

Thesis of the book: People's private vices are used by society in a way that creates public benefits. If a society was virtuous it would have to give up the public benefits created by vice.I would recommend this book to anyone who finds its central ideas interesting. It is well written, original, and tells its story in a very creative way. The book is also public domain, this means that the Penguin edition gains it's value from its additions.Pro of the penguin edition:Pro:-The introduction written by Phillip Harth does a good job at letting people know Bernard's central ideas, his life history, and the impact the work had.-The footnotes are well placed and give good context to many points that modern readers may not be aware of. This version also marks all the revisions made by the original author, allowing the reader to see which parts were added by the author as time went by.Con:-This is only volume 1. Volume 2 which is crucial to understand the economic impact of Bernard's theory is not present. This may be because Volume 1 is more famous due to its stance on morality, while Volume 2 is written like six Platonic Dialogue and focuses more on trade.Verdict: If I knew the penguin edition did not contain volume 2 I would not have bought it. That being said, the additions to volume 1 are welcomed.

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