William Ralph Inge, Studies of English Mystics. St Margaret's Lectures 1905 (1906), p. 129
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Mandeville's essay [The Fable of the Bees] was a clever and cynical defence of licence and selfishness.
— William Ralph Inge
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About Bernard Mandeville
Bernard Mandeville (or Bernard de Mandeville) (baptised November 20 1670, died January 21 1733) was a Dutch physician, poet and social philosopher who settled in England. Most of his works, including his controversial satire The Fable of the Bees, were written in English.
About Bernard Mandeville
Bernard Mandeville (or Bernard de Mandeville) (baptised November 20 1670, died January 21 1733) was a Dutch physician, poet and social philosopher who settled in England. Most of his works, including his controversial satire The Fable of the Bees, were written in English.
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