バートランド・ラッセル『反俗評論集-人類の将来』第1章(松下彰良・訳)
* 原著:Bertrand Russell: Unpopular Essays, 1950
第1章「哲学と政治(1947)」n.7
トマス・ホッブスは、ヒュームほど懐疑的ではなかったけれども、同じように、、政府は神的起源(例:王権神授説)を持つものではないと信じていたし、また同様に、不信仰の道をたどりながら、極端な保守主義を唱えるにいたった。 |
Philosophy and Politics, (1947), n.7The same sort of thing, up to a point, may be said about Hume. After setting forth his sceptical conclusions, which, he admits, are not such as men can live by, he passes on to a piece of practical advice which, if followed, would prevent anybody from reading him. “Carelessness and inattention," he says, "alone can afford us any remedy. For this reason I rely entirely upon them." He does not, in this connection, set forth his reasons for being a Tory, but it is obvious that “carelessness and inattention," while they may lead to acquiescence in the status quo", cannot, unaided, lead a man to advocate this or that scheme of reform.Hobbes, though less sceptical than Hume, was equally persuaded that government is not of devine origin, and was equally led, by the road of disbelief, to advocacy of extreme conservatism. |