 Bertrand Russell Quotes 366 |
Missionaries may argue that the superiority of the Christian code is known by revelation. The philosopher, however, must observe that other religions make the same claim. An appeal to theology is against the rules in philosophy, which must follow the practice of Thomas Aquinas, who, in the first three of the four Books of his Summa contra Gentiles, deliberately abstains from every appeal to revelation. If, then, we are to prefer our own code of morals, we must, as philosophers, find reasons which should make a universal appeal, and not only an appeal to those who share our theology.
Source: Bertrand Russell: Human Society in Ethics and Politics, (1954), chapter 3
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