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23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 4. Categorical Imperative

21745	Act so as to produce harmonious rather than discordant desires [Russell]
	Full Idea: The supreme moral rule should be: Act so as to produce harmonious rather than discordant desires.
	From: Bertrand Russell (An Outline of Philosophy [1927], Ch 22)
	A reaction: Russell makes no reference to Kant, but this is obviously intended to rebut the more rationalist Kantian view of what is imperative. The use of 'harmonious' chimes in best with Plato's account of the soul in 'Republic'.