Fable of the Bees
Bernard Mandeville
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Length 21 h 27 min
Chapters 47
First published 1806
Bernard Mandeville's didactic poem praising the virtues that personal vices bestow on society as a whole, along with several treatises and dialogues explaining and defending it. Mandeville's theories were influential in the development of both the moral philosophy of the Scottish Enlightenment and the methodology of modern economics. - Summary by Matthew Muñoz
Chapters
1
Part I, Preface Read by Matthew Muñoz
12:39
2
Part I, The Introduction Read by Matthew Muñoz
1:39
3
Part I, An Inquiry into the Origin of Moral Virtue Read by Matthew Muñoz
23:54
4
Part I, Remarks, Line 45 Read by Matthew Muñoz
5:31
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Part I, Remarks, Line 55 Read by Matthew Muñoz
4:00
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Part I, Remarks, Line 101 Read by Matthew Muñoz
29:28
7
Part I, Remarks, Line 125 Read by Matthew Muñoz
1:58
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Part I, Remarks, Line 128 Read by Matthew Muñoz
5:40
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Part I, Remarks, Line 163 Read by Matthew Muñoz
1:49
10
Part I, Remarks, Line 167 Read by Matthew Muñoz
14:02
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Part I, Remarks, Line 173 Read by Matthew Muñoz
9:01
12
Part I, Remarks, Line 177 Read by Matthew Muñoz
4:34
13
Part I, Remarks, Line 180 Read by Matthew Muñoz
28:56
14
Part I, Remarks, Line 182 Read by Matthew Muñoz
18:34
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Part I, Remarks, Line 183 Read by Matthew Muñoz
22:38
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Part I, Remarks, Line 200 Read by Matthew Muñoz
34:10
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Part I, Remarks, Line 201 Read by Matthew Muñoz
21:44
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Part I, Remarks, Line 307 Read by Matthew Muñoz
26:36
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Part I, Remarks, Line 321 Read by Matthew Muñoz
42:55
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Part I, Remarks, Line 353 Read by Matthew Muñoz
2:53
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Part I, Remarks, Line 367 Read by Matthew Muñoz
25:46
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Part I, Remarks, Line 388 Read by Matthew Muñoz
12:06
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Part I, Remarks, Line 410 Read by Matthew Muñoz
3:35
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Part I, Remarks, Line 411 Read by Matthew Muñoz
8:16
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Part I, An Essay on Charity and Charity Schools, Section 1 Read by Matthew Muñoz
42:19
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Part I, An Essay on Charity and Charity Schools, Section 2 Read by Matthew Muñoz
29:54
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Part I, An Essay on Charity and Charity Schools, Section 3 Read by Matthew Muñoz
27:28
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Part I, An Essay on Charity and Charity Schools, Section 4 Read by Matthew Muñoz
30:16
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Part I, A Search into the Nature of Society, Section 1 Read by Matthew Muñoz
46:15
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Part I, A Search into the Nature of Society, Section 2 Read by Matthew Muñoz
40:11
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Part I, A Vindication of the Book, from the Aspersions contained in a Presentment of the Grand Jury of Middlesex, and an Abusive Letter to Lord C—— Read by Matthew Muñoz
48:07
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Part II, Preface Read by Matthew Muñoz
43:27
33
Part II, The First Dialogue, Section 1 Read by Matthew Muñoz
25:52
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Part II, The First Dialogue, Section 2 Read by Matthew Muñoz
30:46
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Part II, The Second Dialogue, Section 1 Read by Matthew Muñoz
35:25
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Part II, The Second Dialogue, Section 2 Read by Matthew Muñoz
34:22
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Part II, The Third Dialogue, Section 1 Read by Matthew Muñoz
46:37
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Part II, The Third Dialogue, Section 2 Read by Matthew Muñoz
41:06
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Part II, The Fourth Dialogue, Section 1 Read by Matthew Muñoz
38:26
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Part II, The Fourth Dialogue, Section 2 Read by Matthew Muñoz
45:31
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Part II, The Fifth Dialogue, Section 1 Read by Matthew Muñoz
43:11
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Part II, The Fifth Dialogue, Section 2 Read by Matthew Muñoz
42:55
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Part II, The Fifth Dialogue, Section 3 Read by Matthew Muñoz
43:55
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Part II, The Sixth Dialogue, Section 1 Read by Matthew Muñoz
44:56
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Part II, The Sixth Dialogue, Section 2 Read by Matthew Muñoz
45:14
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Part II, The Sixth Dialogue, Section 3 Read by Matthew Muñoz
41:37
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Part II, The Sixth Dialogue, Section 4 Read by Matthew Muñoz
38:09
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