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Conference “300 Years Mandeville’s Fable of the Bees”

5 June 2014 - 6 June 2014

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Conference 300 Years Mandeville’s Fable of the Bees | REGISTRATION OPEN Science, Politics, and Economy The Unintended Consequences of a Diabolic Paradox 2014 marks the 300th anniversary of the publication of Bernard Mandeville’s Fable of the Bees, or Private Vices, Public Benefits and the Centennial of Erasmus University Rotterdam. Since 1988, the Foundation Bernard Mandeville (including Erasmus University and the Rotterdam business community) yearly honours a person with major social merits with the so-called prestigious Mandeville Lecture. To celebrate both events and in…
Conference 300 Years Mandeville’s Fable of the Bees | REGISTRATION OPEN Science, Politics, and Economy The Unintended Consequences of a Diabolic Paradox 2014 marks the 300th anniversary of the publication of Bernard Mandeville’s Fable of the Bees, or Private Vices, Public Benefits and the Centennial of Erasmus University Rotterdam. Since 1988, the Foundation Bernard Mandeville (including Erasmus University and the Rotterdam business community) yearly honours a person with major social merits with the so-called prestigious Mandeville Lecture. To celebrate both events and in honour of one of Rotterdam’s most famous citizens, Erasmus University will host an international conference on the work of Mandeville: its historical and intellectual context, and its contemporary relevance. The conference will take place Friday 6 June 2014 at the M-building of the Erasmus University Rotterdam. We are proud to present three distinguished speakers to address the different contexts of Mandeville’s work: Harold Cook, Brown University Neil De Marchi, Duke University Margaret Schabas, University of British Columbia The conference aims to bring together scholars from the history of science and medicine, social and political science, philosophy and economics to assess Mandeville’s work and his lasting influence. The conference fee is €20,- and €10,- for students. Please visit www.eur.nl/fw/english/mandeville for the preliminary programme, registration and further information.  

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Erasmus University, Burgemeester Oudlaan, 3062 Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Burgemeester Oudlaan, 3062 Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Rotterdam, South Holland The Netherlands

Conference 300 Years Mandeville’s Fable of the Bees | REGISTRATION OPEN

Science, Politics, and Economy
The Unintended Consequences of a Diabolic Paradox

2014 marks the 300th anniversary of the publication of Bernard Mandeville’s Fable of the Bees, or Private Vices, Public Benefits and the Centennial of Erasmus University Rotterdam. Since 1988, the Foundation Bernard Mandeville (including Erasmus University and the Rotterdam business community) yearly honours a person with major social merits with the so-called prestigious Mandeville Lecture.

To celebrate both events and in honour of one of Rotterdam’s most famous citizens, Erasmus University will host an international conference on the work of Mandeville: its historical and intellectual context, and its contemporary relevance. The conference will take place Friday 6 June 2014 at the M-building of the Erasmus University Rotterdam.

We are proud to present three distinguished speakers to address the different contexts of Mandeville’s work:

Harold Cook, Brown University
Neil De Marchi, Duke University
Margaret Schabas, University of British Columbia

The conference aims to bring together scholars from the history of science and medicine, social and political science, philosophy and economics to assess Mandeville’s work and his lasting influence.

The conference fee is €20,- and €10,- for students. Please visit www.eur.nl/fw/english/mandeville for the preliminary programme, registration and further information.

 

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