Emocjonalistyczna koncepcja społeczeństwa w filozofii szkockiego oświecenia na przykładzie Bernarda Mandeville’a
The Concept of Emotionalism in Society in the Philosophy of Scottish Enlightenment according to Bernard Mandeville

Summary/Abstract: This paper presents the social doctrine of the Scottish philosopher of Enlightenment, Bernard Mandeville. In the first part the philosophical milieu of Mandeville’s time is presented and the persons of science who influenced him the most. The second part summarizes his views on society. The basic source is his essay "A Search into the Nature of Society". This work was added as a prosaic explanation to his most recognizable poem "The Fable of the Bees". Mandeville claims that the basic driving force of progress is not human virtue but vice, because every virtue is driven by a hidden vice. In the conclusion it is explained why hisconcept is not compatible with the Christian anthropology

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