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6章:道徳的義務 n.14 |
Human Society in Ethics and Politics, 1954, chapter 6: Moral obligation, n.14 | |||
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But although praise and blame are useful, they would be less useful than they are if utility were their conscious basis. Certain kinds of acts, which may in fact be useful, are admired independently of their utility, and are admired most when they are not done from a desire for praise; others, on the other hand, are blamed independently of their disutility. There are other emotions, in addition to love of praise and fear of blame, which prompt acts such as are praised; a man may forgo his own advantage from affection or benevolence or truthfulness, or even from sheer combativeness. Generals who die in the moment of victory, like Epaminondas and Wolfe, are supposed to die happy, because desire for victory is stronger than desire for life. |