 Bertrand Russell Quotes 366 |
Just as we all hold that some ethical codes are better than others, so we must hold that some consciences are better than others, unless we are so ignorant as not to be aware that consciences differ. There must therefore be some criterion other than conscience by which to decide what is to be considered desirable conduct, and this criterion cannot be derived from rules of conduct such as "do not kill" or "do not steal", because, as we have seen, there is no general agreement as to such rules.
Source: Bertrand Russell: Human Society in Ethics and Politics, (1954), chapter 3
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