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Pride, Manners, and Morals
Bernard Mandeville's Anatomy of Honour
Series: - Brill's Studies in Intellectual History, Volume: 334
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In Pride, Manners, and Morals: Bernard Mandevilleâs Anatomy of Honour Andrea Branchi offers a reading of the Anglo-Dutch physician and thinkerâs philosophical project from the hitherto neglected perspective of his lifelong interest in the theme of honour. Through an examination of Mandevilleâs anatomy of early eighteenth-century beliefs, practices and manners in terms of motivating passions, the book traces the development of his thought on human nature and the origin of sociability.
By making honour and its roots in the desire for recognition the central thread of Mandevilleâs theory of society, Andrea Branchi offers a unified reading of his work and highlights his relevance as a thinker far beyond the moral problem of commercial societies, opening up new perspectives in Mandevilleâs studies.
By making honour and its roots in the desire for recognition the central thread of Mandevilleâs theory of society, Andrea Branchi offers a unified reading of his work and highlights his relevance as a thinker far beyond the moral problem of commercial societies, opening up new perspectives in Mandevilleâs studies.
Andrea Branchi, Ph.D., teaches for American university programs in Italy and writes for Italian and international producers of historical documentaries. He has published a monograph and several articles on Bernard Mandeville.
Acknowledgments
Introduction
â1âChastity and Courage
â2âBernard Mandevilleâs Anatomy of Honour
Prologue: Rotterdam, Leyden and London
â1âMandevilleâs Continental Background
1 Mandevilleâs Female Voices
â1âThe Century of Sex
â2âThe Virgin Unmaskâd
â3âFemale Education. âWhat Girls Should Do with Latin?â
2 The Oxford Gentleman and Philopirio
â1âLiving Dead and Public Benefactors
â2âThe Duel of Honour
â3âMedicine and Philosophy: The Hyppâd Nation
3 The Political Offspring of Pride
â1âPowerful Persuasions
â2âMen of Fashion, Bullies in Morality
â3âNatural and Artificial Courage
3 Politeness and Virtue
â1âMandevilleâs Rise to Fame
â2âHypocrisy and Self-deception
â3âThe Ticklish Foundation of Female Virtue
4 Cleomenes and Horatio
â1âPortrait of a Complete Gentleman
â2âSelf-liking and the Origin of Politeness
â3âA Conjectural History of Sociability
6 Modern Honour and the Cult of the Self
â1âMartial Virtue
â2âThe History of Pride
â3âMandevilleâs Challenge
Conclusions
Bibliography
Index
Introduction
â1âChastity and Courage
â2âBernard Mandevilleâs Anatomy of Honour
Prologue: Rotterdam, Leyden and London
â1âMandevilleâs Continental Background
1 Mandevilleâs Female Voices
â1âThe Century of Sex
â2âThe Virgin Unmaskâd
â3âFemale Education. âWhat Girls Should Do with Latin?â
2 The Oxford Gentleman and Philopirio
â1âLiving Dead and Public Benefactors
â2âThe Duel of Honour
â3âMedicine and Philosophy: The Hyppâd Nation
3 The Political Offspring of Pride
â1âPowerful Persuasions
â2âMen of Fashion, Bullies in Morality
â3âNatural and Artificial Courage
3 Politeness and Virtue
â1âMandevilleâs Rise to Fame
â2âHypocrisy and Self-deception
â3âThe Ticklish Foundation of Female Virtue
4 Cleomenes and Horatio
â1âPortrait of a Complete Gentleman
â2âSelf-liking and the Origin of Politeness
â3âA Conjectural History of Sociability
6 Modern Honour and the Cult of the Self
â1âMartial Virtue
â2âThe History of Pride
â3âMandevilleâs Challenge
Conclusions
Bibliography
Index
Scholars, students and all interested in history of the Enlightenment, of sociability, of manners. Keywords: duelling, chastity, courage, vanity, sociability, desire of esteem, politeness, self-interest, Lord Shaftesbury, women, 18th-century moral philosophy, science of man, double standard, prostitution.