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100 1 a| Callanan, John J.q| (John Joseph),d| 1976-e| author.1| https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjBQ7XtBVpdDQXkcdFBqw3=| ^A1480000;

245 10 a| Man-Devil :b| the mind and times of Bernard Mandeville, the wickedest man in Europe /c| John Callanan.;

264 1 a| Princeton, New Jersey :b| Princeton University Press,c| [2025];

300 a| vii, 315 pages ;c| 25 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-308) and index.;

505 0 a| "The wickedest cleverest book in the English language" -- Pride and animal spirits -- The anatomy of hypochondria -- Sex in polite society -- The grumbling hive -- The contradiction in the frame of man -- Politics and the ideology of virtue -- Merchants of morality -- Spontaneous order -- Concealment and disclosure.;

520 a| "In 1714, doctor, philosopher and writer Bernard Mandeville published The Fable of the Bees, a humorous tale in which a prosperous hive full of greedy and licentious bees trade their vices for virtues and immediately fall into economic and societal collapse. Outrage among the reading public followed; philosophers took up their pens to refute what they saw as the fable's central assertion. How could it be that an immoral community thrived but the introduction of morality caused it to crash and burn? In Man-Devil, John Callanan examines Mandeville and his famous fable, showing how its contentious claim--that vice was essential to the economic flourishing of any society--formed part of Mandeville's overall theory of human nature. Mandeville, Callanan argues, was perfectly suited to analyze and satirize the emerging phenomenon of modern society--and reveal the gap between its self-image and its reality. Callanan shows that Mandeville's thinking was informed by his medical training and his innovative approach to the treatment of illness with both physiological and psychological components. Through incisive and controversial analyses of sexual mores, gender inequality, economic structures, and political ideology, Mandeville sought to provide a naturalistic account of human behavior--one that put humans in close continuity with animals. Aware that his fellow human beings might find this offensive, he cloaked his theories in fables, poems, anecdotes, and humorous stories. Mandeville mastered irony precisely for the purpose of making us aware of uncomfortable aspects of our deepest natures--aspects that we still struggle to acknowledge today."--Provided by publisher.;

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Man-Devil : the mind and times of Bernard Mandeville, the wickedest man in Europe / John Callanan.

Author/creator	Callanan, John J., 1976- author.
Format	Book
Publication	Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2025]
Copyright Date	©2025
Description	vii, 315 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects	Mandeville, Bernard, 1670-1733--Political and social views. Mandeville, Bernard, 1670-1733. Fable of the bees.

Contents	"The wickedest cleverest book in the English language" -- Pride and animal spirits -- The anatomy of hypochondria -- Sex in polite society -- The grumbling hive -- The contradiction in the frame of man -- Politics and the ideology of virtue -- Merchants of morality -- Spontaneous order -- Concealment and disclosure.
Abstract	"In 1714, doctor, philosopher and writer Bernard Mandeville published The Fable of the Bees, a humorous tale in which a prosperous hive full of greedy and licentious bees trade their vices for virtues and immediately fall into economic and societal collapse. Outrage among the reading public followed; philosophers took up their pens to refute what they saw as the fable's central assertion. How could it be that an immoral community thrived but the introduction of morality caused it to crash and burn? In Man-Devil, John Callanan examines Mandeville and his famous fable, showing how its contentious claim--that vice was essential to the economic flourishing of any society--formed part of Mandeville's overall theory of human nature. Mandeville, Callanan argues, was perfectly suited to analyze and satirize the emerging phenomenon of modern society--and reveal the gap between its self-image and its reality. Callanan shows that Mandeville's thinking was informed by his medical training and his innovative approach to the treatment of illness with both physiological and psychological components. Through incisive and controversial analyses of sexual mores, gender inequality, economic structures, and political ideology, Mandeville sought to provide a naturalistic account of human behavior--one that put humans in close continuity with animals. Aware that his fellow human beings might find this offensive, he cloaked his theories in fables, poems, anecdotes, and humorous stories. Mandeville mastered irony precisely for the purpose of making us aware of uncomfortable aspects of our deepest natures--aspects that we still struggle to acknowledge today."--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-308) and index.
Source of description	Online version record; title from PDF title page (DeGruyter, January 27, 2025).
Issued in other form	Online version: Callanan, John J. (John Joseph), 1976- Man-Devil. Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2025] 9780691264981
ISBN	9780691165448
ISBN	0691165440
ISBN	(electronic bk.)

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