バートランド・ラッセル『ヒューマン・ソサエティ-倫理学から政治学へ』- Human Society in Ethics and Politics, 1954
* 原著:Human Society in Ethics and Politics, 1954* 邦訳書:バートランド・ラッセル(著),勝部真長・長谷川鑛平(共訳)『ヒューマン・ソサエティ-倫理学から政治学へ』(玉川大学出版部,1981年7月刊。268+x pp.)
『ヒューマン・ソサエティ』第5章:部分的善と一般的善 n.10 |
Human Society in Ethics and Politics, 1954, chapter 5: Partial and General Goods, n.10 | |||
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Desires which are not egocentric are almost as likely as selfish desires to conflict with those of others. Suppose, for example -- to take an instance which is by no means far-fetched -- that one group of mankind wishes all the world to be communist, while another group wishes all the world to be Catholic. If, in such a case, there is to be any method except a trial of strength, it can only be by finding some other desire in which the two groups are at one -- say the desire to avoid war. If there is no such common desire, co-operation is impossible, and neither group can rise from its own good to a conception of the general good that both sides can acknowledge. This problem is not a purely theoretical one; it is a problem upon whose solution depends the possibility of eliminating war and establishing an international government. But if we are to examine it dispassionately, it will be wise to state it in the most abstract and theoretical manner that is possible, which I shall now proceed to do to the best of my ability. |