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Der Fragensteller

George Berkeley

Sprache:
Englisch
Status:
Vollständiges Werk
Autorschaft:
Vom Autor verfasst
Zustand des Textes:
Sauberer Text
Umfang:
~27.800 Wörter · 132 Passagen
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Wovon es handelt

The Querist (1735–1737): irische Wirtschaftslehre, GANZ in Fragen geschrieben.

Kontext und Geschichte

Etwa sechshundert Fragen hintereinander und keine Antwort. Berkeley, damals Bischof von Cloyne, behandelt die irische Armut, das Papiergeld und eine Nationalbank. Die Form ist keine Laune: fragen war die Art, Dinge zu sagen, die ein Bischof nicht behaupten konnte.

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Wie es beginnt
3. Qu. Whether the drift and aim of every wise State should not be, to encourage industry in its members? And whether those who employ neither heads nor hands for the common benefit deserve not to be expelled like drones out of a well-governed State? 4. Qu. Whether the four elements, and man's labour therein, be not the true source of wealth? 5. Qu. Whether money be not only so far useful, as it stirreth up industry, enabling men mutually to participate the fruits of each other's labour? 6. Qu. Whether any other means, equally conducing to excite and circulate the industry of mankind, may not be as useful as money. 7. Qu. Whether the real end and aim of men be not power? And whether he who could have everything else at his wish or will would value money? 8. Qu. Whether the public aim in every well-govern'd State be not that each member, according to his just pretensions and industry, should have power? 9. Qu. Whether power be not referred to action; and whether action doth not follow appetite or will? 10. Qu. Whether fashion doth not create appetites; and whether the prevailing will of a nation is not the fashion? 11. Qu. Whether the current of industry and commerce be not determined by this prevailing will? 12. Qu. Whether it be not owing to custom that the fashions are agreeable? 13. Qu. Whether it may not concern the wisdom of the legislature to interpose in the making of fashions; and not leave an affair of so great influence to the management of women and fops, tailors and vintners? 14. Qu. Whether reasonable fashions are a greater restraint on freedom than those which are unreasonable? 15. Qu.…

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