The Fable of the Bees

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gptkbp:amended_by 1723
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gptkbp:author gptkb:Bernard_Mandeville
gptkbp:contains moral lessons
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virtue
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Fable of the Bees
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a defense of selfishness
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gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:notable_feature private vices, public benefits
gptkbp:notable_quote “ The greatest part of mankind are not capable of being virtuous.”
gptkbp:notable_speakers capitalism
the nature of society
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:The_Fable_of_the_Bees:_or,_Private_Vices,_Publick_Benefits
gptkb:Mandeville
gptkbp:philosophy libertarianism
gptkbp:published 1714
gptkbp:published_in gptkb:London
1714
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:The_Grumbling_Hive
gptkbp:setting gptkb:society
a fictional bee society
gptkbp:structure a fable
gptkbp:theme gptkb:moral_philosophy
morality
gptkbp:title gptkb:The_Fable_of_the_Bees:_or,_Private_Vices,_Publick_Benefits
gptkbp:translated_into multiple languages
gptkbp:uses gptkb:allegory
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modern social theory
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gptkb:George_Gascoigne
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