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According to Mandeville's philosophy, what conclusion can be drawn about the relationship between self-regard and social morality?
- 1Self-regard is entirely disconnected from the formation of social norms.
- 2Social morality is largely a by-product of humans' attempts to disguise their underlying self-interest.✓
- 3The pursuit of self-regard inevitably leads to an immediate societal collapse.
- 4Polite manners arise solely from a genuine altruistic desire for group harmony.
Correct answer
Social morality is largely a by-product of humans' attempts to disguise their underlying self-interest.
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