Luxury [ Taste & Manners ]
… 28-31. Philosophy Among the advocates and opponents of luxury, two philosophers stand out: Bernard Mandeville and David Hume, who both link luxury to community and human interaction. Many British readers had obtained initial awareness of the … he suggests, provides employment and aids trade. Thus, luxury, the ‘private vice’ is also a ‘publick benefit’. 6 Hume , too, defends luxury and links it to commerce, albeit in a less provocative manner. His essay ‘Of Refinement in the … of luxury: economic expansion, prosperity, and refinement, both in ‘private’ and in ‘public life’. 7 Mandeville and Hume both connect the luxury debate to economic growth, wider societal issues and human interaction, and they argue in …
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