The Fable of the Bee – Private Vices, Public Benefits (Translation Series of Famous Works of Economics from Abroad): Private Vices, Public Benefits

Author: Bernard Mandeville
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Publish Date: 2001-05-01
Features: In the face of increasingly marketized contemporary society, people are reflecting on how to improve the moral image of the subjects of profit-seeking activities. In other words, we have still not fully escaped the nightmare brought by the Mandeville Paradox: when comparing the selfish motives and the benefits they bring to others through the actions they drive, how can we uphold the traditional ethical belief that justice is consistent with good intentions and actions? It can be said that Mandeville's thinking can provide us with some valuable insights.

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