Bernard Mandeville

Bernard Mandeville was a Dutch philosopher who argued that vices were not crimes and that, in fact, vices were beneficial to society. He is discussed in Smith's book Self-Interest and Social Order in Classical Liberalism.

• Mandeville, Bernard (1670-1733) (2008) Encyclopedia of Libertarianism

The following three essays are from Smith's book.

• Self-Interest and Social Order in Classical Liberalism: Bernard Mandeville (2015)
• Self-Interest and Social Order in Classical Liberalism: Mandeville on the Benefits of Vice (2015)
• Self-Interest and Social Order in Classical Liberalism: Bernard Mandeville v. Francis Hutcheson (2015)