A NEOLIBERAL READING OF “THE FABLE OF THE BEES”

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.55841824310511

• Palavras-chave: Neoliberalism, Mandeville, Hayek, Addictions, Moral.

• Keywords: Neoliberalism, Mandeville, Hayek, Addictions, Moral.

• Abstract:

  This work is about the book “The Fable of the Bees” and its author, Bernard Mandeville. The proposed research problem is to identify whether and how “The Fable of the Bees” and Mandeville's thought may have served as a basis for the development of neoliberalism. The method used is bibliographic and documentary research. And the methodological path consists of, initially, understanding who the author Mandeville was and the literary work in question. Therefore, we seek to find in texts by Hayek himself and other authors, marks of the influence that Mandeville had on the Austrian theorist and, consequently, on the development of neoliberal ideas from its origins to the present. In conclusion, it is understood that the author and the work mentioned are the basis for the formation of neoliberal thought and its remnants remain and are deepened today.