Talk:Bernard Mandeville

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[edit] Benefit, but virtue?

Does the phrase "private vice is public virtue" actually occur in the Fable or is it a misquotation of "private vices are public benefits", which the article quotes? - Samsara 03:02, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] POV

The Encyclopedia Britannica article, from which this article was taken, advanced a point of view. Instead of describing Mandeville's ideas as vile, it should simply present them and let the reader decide on their truth.Lestrade 13:17, 27 February 2006 (UTC)Lestrade

[edit] Updated the format

I left the text alone, it seemed a fair summary. I also added him to 'philosophers' - the Britannica describes him as a philosopher, as does the Encarta.

More could be added to 'influences' and also 'influenced by', if there is a consensus on that.

--GwydionM 08:49, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

Regarding his birthdate, I could find no support for January 19th or 21st, the latter being recorded as his date of death.

I have listed him as both a Dutch philosopher and an English philosopher: where he was born and where he worked.

--GwydionM 09:14, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

I included the Costerman tax riots because it came from a reliable source, and sounds an interesting topic. Googling for it produced nothing useful.

--GwydionM 09:30, 12 June 2006 (UTC)