Dr. Mandeville

The Theory of Moral Sentiments

Alluded to in discussions of the corruption of moral sentiments by wealth and rank, opposing Mandeville's cynical view of virtue.

Part I: Of the Propriety of Action

Referenced in the discussion of how private vices may lead to public benefits, contrasting with Smith's moral framework.

Section II: Of Justice and Beneficence

Cited for his views on the role of self-interest in moral behavior.

Of the Nature of Self-Deceit, and of the Origin and Use of General Rules

Referenced implicitly through the discussion of self-deceit and the corruption of moral sentiments, though not named directly in excerpts.

Of the Beauty Which the Appearance of Utility Bestows Upon All the Productions of Art, and of the Extensive Influence of This Species of Beauty

Referenced as the 'ingenious and agreeable philosopher' who argued that utility pleases by suggesting the pleasure it promotes, though Smith extends this idea further.

Part VII: Of Systems of Moral Philosophy

Mandeville's licentious system that reduces virtue to vanity is analyzed.

IV: Of Licentious Systems

Smith critiques Mandeville's licentious system, which reduces all virtue to vanity and denies the real distinction between vice and virtue.

Of Those Systems Which Deduce the Principle of Approbation from Self-Love

Mentioned as a follower of Hobbes who also deduces moral approbation from self-love and the utility of social order.