The Fable of the Bees: Biographically Annotated Edition by Bernard De Mandeville

What if the vices we condemn are the very engines that drive the societies we enjoy?. What if vanity builds hospitals, greed funds charities, and pride raises cathedrals?. First published as a poem in 1705 and expanded into one of the most controversial works of the eighteenth century, The Fable of the Bees holds a mirror up to polite society and refuses to let it look away.

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