Book
Mandeville and Hume
- Subtitle:
- anatomists of civil society
- Abstract:
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The Fable of the bees and the Treatise of human nature were written to define and dissect the essential components of a ‘civil society’. How have early readings of the Fable skewed our understanding of the work and its author? To what extent did Mandeville’s celebrated work influence that of Hume? In this pioneering book, Mikko Tolonen extends current research at the intersection of philosophy and book history by analysing the two parts of the Fable in rela... Expand abstract
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Voltaire Foundation Publisher's website
- Publication date:
- 2017-11-30
- Local pid:
- VF1:498
Item Description
- Language:
- English
- Format:
- Text
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- Copyright holder:
- Voltaire Foundation
- Copyright date:
- 2013
- Notes:
- Copyright Voltaire Foundation. This is a PDF version, the printed book can be located through the Oxford University Library system.
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