The Fable of the Bees - Eastern Canada

Question

This book’s first part features an “Enquiry into the Origin of Moral Virtue” immediately followed by a section outlining 20 “Remarks.” For 10 points each:

[10h] Name this “philosophical poem” that describes the title creatures thriving when acting selfishly but beginning to collapse when acting virtuously.

ANSWER: The Fable of the Bees [or The Fable of the Bees: or, Private Vices, Publick Benefits] (by Bernard Mandeville)

[10e] This philosopher criticized The Fable of the Bees for ignoring the existence of social virtues. This Swiss philosopher describes the self-interests of citizens forming a “general will” in The Social Contract.

ANSWER: Jean-Jacques Rousseau

[10m] Rousseau discusses The Fable of the Bees in a book partially titled for the “Origin and Basis” of this concept. That book titled for this concept contrasts amour de soi with amour-propre and claims that civil society was founded by the first man to enclose a piece of land and claim “this is mine!”

ANSWER: inequality [accept Discourse on Inequality or Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men]

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Summary


Northern California	Main	Y	5	18.00	100%	40%	40%
Southern California	Main	Y	6	11.67	83%	33%	0%
Eastern Canada	Main	Y	12	9.17	92%	0%	0%
Florida	Main	Y	7	7.14	71%	0%	0%
Great Lakes	Main	Y	7	11.43	100%	14%	0%
Lower Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	10	13.00	100%	20%	10%
Upper Mid-Atlantic (1)	Main	Y	11	12.73	91%	27%	9%
Upper Mid-Atlantic (2)	Main	Y	5	14.00	80%	40%	20%
Lower Midwest	Main	Y	4	12.50	100%	25%	0%
North	Main	Y	5	14.00	100%	40%	0%
Northeast	Main	Y	12	9.17	92%	0%	0%
Northwest	Main	Y	4	20.00	100%	50%	50%
South Central	Main	Y	8	15.00	100%	50%	0%
Upstate NY	Main	Y	4	7.50	75%	0%	0%

Data


McGill B	McMaster C	10	10
Toronto H	McGill C	10	10
Toronto G	Toronto A	10	10
McMaster B	Toronto K	10	10
Waterloo	Queen's B	0	0
Guelph A	Carleton	10	10
McMaster A	Queen's A	10	10
Ottawa	Toronto Metropolitan	10	10
Toronto B	Guelph B	10	10
Toronto C	Toronto J	10	10
Toronto D	McGill A	10	10
Toronto I	Western Ontario	10	10