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Note: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Men Become Sociable by Living Together in Society: Re-assessing Mandeville's Social Theory -- 1.1 Introduction: Background -- 1.2 Psychological Theory of the Passions -- 1.3 The Predominant Passion: Pride -- 1.4 Other Passions -- 1.5 Motivation: Psychological Derangement -- 1.6 Origin of Society: Phase 1 Dextrous Management -- 1.7 Social Theory Phase 2: Evolution -- 1.8 Origin of Speech -- 1.9 Conclusion -- References -- Primary Sources -- Secondary Sources -- 2 Bernard de Mandeville and the Shaping of Conjectural History -- References -- 3 Mandeville and the Eighteenth-Century Discussions About Luxury -- 3.1 Luxury's Semantic Layout -- 3.1.1 The Index of Excess -- 3.1.2 The Epidemic Index -- 3.2 Trade and Luxury in "Commercial Society" -- 3.3 B. Mandeville's Perspective: Luxury and Honorific Behaviour -- 3.3.1 Honour and Virtue -- 3.3.2 Honour and Luxury -- 3.3.3 Luxury and Social Causation -- References -- 4 Sex, Money, and Feelings: Mandeville's Dialogue with Sentimental Drama -- References -- 5 Humorism A Posteriori: Fables and Dialogues as a Method in Mandeville's Thought -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Satire, Irony or Literary Genres Experimentalism: The Fable of the Bees -- 5.3 Fables and (Burlesque) Poems -- 5.4 Dialogues -- 5.5 Conclusions -- References -- Primary Sources -- Secondary Sources -- 6 Mandeville, Pope, and Apocalypse -- References -- Primary Sources -- Secondary Sources -- 7 The Fable of the Bees: proles sine matre? -- 7.1 The Fable of the Bees as a Satire -- 7.2 Paradoxical Writing: The Inheritance of French Moral Tradition -- 7.3 Philosophical Dialogue: Gassendi as a Model -- References -- Primary Sources -- Secondary Sources -- 8 Mandeville as a Sceptical and Medical Philosopher -- References -- Primary Sources -- Secondary Sources -- 9 Is Adam Smith Heir of Bernard Mandeville?. , 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Human Nature and Origin of Morality in the Fable of the Bees -- 9.3 Adam Smith's Theory of Sympathy -- 9.4 Mandeville's Licentious System -- References -- Primary Sources -- Secondary Sources -- 10 Mandeville on Pride and Animal Nature -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 The Problem of Animals -- 10.3 Shaftesbury's Naturalism and the Higher Self -- 10.4 Pride and Self-Liking -- 10.5 Conclusion -- References -- 11 «Remarks Upon that Wonderful Chapter»: The Controversy on Luxury Between Mandeville and Dennis -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Sir Tremendous: Dennis Between Literature and Politics -- 11.3 The Reception of Luxury in Great Britain and Dennis' Work -- 11.4 Republican Virtues, Modern Vices: Dennis vs Mandeville -- References -- Primary Sources -- Secondary Sources -- 12 Mandeville and the Therapeutics of Melancholic Passions -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Historical Background -- 12.3 A New Physiological Model -- 12.4 The Discovery of Symptoms and Diagnose -- 12.5 Treating One's Passions -- 12.6 No Flourishing Without Some Thorns -- References -- Primary Sources -- Secondary Sources -- 13 The Exchange Between Mandeville and Berkeley -- 13.1 Path to Dion -- 13.2 1732 and Part II of 1729 -- 13.3 Dialogue Between Berkeley and Mandeville -- 13.4 Religion -- 13.5 Private Vices Paradox -- 13.6 Conclusion -- References -- 14 Mandeville and the Markets: An Economic Assessment -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 The General Context of the Debate -- 14.3 Avarice and Luxury in Mandeville -- 14.4 Bluet and the Roots of Classical Orthodoxy -- 14.5 Hutcheson and the Ascendancy of Morals over the Economy -- 14.6 Bishop Berkeley and the Minute Philosophy -- 14.7 Mandeville's Reaction -- 14.8 Concluding Remarks -- References -- 15 Courage and Chastity in a Commercial Society. Mandeville's Point on Male and Female Honour -- 15.1 Duelling. , 15.2 Female Dialogues -- 15.3 The Female Tatler -- 15.4 Female Honour -- 15.5 Conclusive Remarks -- References -- 16 Mandeville and Smith on the Problem of Moral Order -- References -- 17 Atheism, Religion and Society in Mandeville's Thought -- 17.1 Introduction -- 17.2 Atheism and Society -- 17.3 The Origin of Religion -- 17.4 The Social Function of Religion -- 17.5 Religion and Politics -- 17.6 Conclusion -- References -- Primary Sources -- Secondary Sources -- 18 Simulation and Dissimulation. Mandeville's Satirical View of Commercial Society -- 18.1 Introduction -- 18.2 Satirical Function and Social Discourse -- 18.3 The Expressivist Imperative -- 18.4 Transparency and Expression -- 18.5 Self-Expression and Self-Knowledge -- 18.6 Conclusion -- References -- Name Index -- Subject Index.