Remarks Upon A Late Book, Entitled The Fable Of The Bees: Or Private Vices, Public Benefits In Letter To The Author (1726) - Softcover

Law, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1104898748 ISBN 13: 9781104898748

Verlag: Kessinger Publishing Co, 2009

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Remarks Upon A Late Book, Entitled The Fable Of The Bees: Or Private Vices, Public Benefits In Letter To The Author (1726) is a critical response to the popular work of Bernard Mandeville, The Fable of the Bees. Written by William Law, this book is a collection of letters addressed to Mandeville, in which Law argues against the central thesis of Mandeville's work. Mandeville's book argues that private vices, such as greed and selfishness, can lead to public benefits, such as economic growth and prosperity. However, Law takes issue with this argument, and instead argues that virtue and morality are necessary for the well-being of society. He also critiques Mandeville's views on religion and the role of government in society. Overall, Remarks Upon A Late Book, Entitled The Fable Of The Bees is a significant work of moral and political philosophy, and a notable contribution to the ongoing debate over the relationship between individual self-interest and the common good.To Which Is Added, A Postscript, Containing An Observation Or Two Upon Mr. Bayle.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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William Law, born in 1686, became a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge in 1711, but in 1714, at the death of Queen Anne, he became a non-Juror: that is to say, he found himself unable to take the required oath of allegiance to the Hanoverian dynasty (who had replaced the Stuart dynasty) as the lawful rulers of the United Kingdom, and was accordingly ineligible to serve as a university teacher or parish minister. He became for ten years a private tutor in the family of the historian Edward Gibbon (who, despite his generally cynical attitude toward all things Christian, invariably wrote of Law with respect and admiration), and then retired to his native King's Cliffe. Forbidden the use of the pulpit and the lecture-hall, he preached through his books. These include Christian Perfection, the Spirit of Love, the Spirit of Prayer, and, best-known of all, A Serious Call To a Devout and Holy Life, published in 1728.

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• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing Co
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1104898748
• ISBN 13: 9781104898748
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 116
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