Judgment and Freedom in Shaftesbury and Mandeville

ABSTRACT

This conference explored the confrontation between Antony Ashley Cooper, the Third Earl of Shaftesbury, and Bernard Mandeville and their perspectives on the ideals of a free society—including the role of self-interest, the relationship between economics and virtue, and the sources of social order.

READING LIST

Conference Readings

Cooper, Anthony Ashley, Third Earl of Shaftesbury. Characteristicks of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times, Volume I. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2001.

Mandeville, Bernard. The Fable of the Bees, or Private Vices, Publick Benefits, Volume I. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, Inc., 1988.

Mandeville, Bernard. The Fable of the Bees, or Private Vices, Publick Benefits Volume II. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, Inc., 1988.