Berkeley and Mandeville: Religion and morality

Authors

  • Antonio Carlos dos Santos Universidade Federal de Sergipe

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/1004

Abstract

The purpose of this text is to analyze the debate between Berkeley’s Alciphron and Mandeville’s The fable of the bees and Letter to Dion, focusing on the questions indirectly raised by Berkeley to his opponent: Would there be a place for religion in Mandeville’s society or in his social, political and economic system? If so, what role would it play? Without religion, on what foundations would morality in social life be based?

Key words: Berkeley, Mandeville, morality.

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Published

2011-05-12

How to Cite

DOS SANTOS, A. C. Berkeley and Mandeville: Religion and morality. Filosofia Unisinos / Unisinos Journal of Philosophy, São Leopoldo, v. 12, n. 1, p. 56–69, 2011. DOI: 10.4013/1004. Disponível em: https://revistas.unisinos.br/index.php/filosofia/article/view/1004. Acesso em: 3 may. 2025.

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Vol. 12 No. 1 (2011): January/April

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