Mandeville, Bernard(C. 1670–1733)
Bernard Mandeville, a physician and moralist, was probably born in Rotterdam, Holland, where he was baptized on November 20, 1670. His family was a distinguish...
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The English satirist and moral philosopher Bernard Mandeville (ca. 1670-1733) is famous as the author of The Fable of the Bees.Bernard Mandeville was probably born in Rotterdam, Holland, the son of a ...
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One of the most outspoken and provocative authors of his century, Bernard Mandeville influenced many later writers including Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Voltaire, Claude Adrien Helvétius, David Hume...
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Dutch-born Bernard Mandeville followed in his father's footsteps when he completed his medical degree in 1691 at the University of Leyden. He had a modest medical practice and is best known for his sa...
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