ABSTRACT

Morality, at any rate since the days of the Hebrew prophets, has had two divergent aspects. On the one hand, it has been a social institution analogous to law; on the other hand, it has been a matter for the individual conscience. In the former aspect, it is part of the apparatus of power; in the latter, it is often revolutionary. The kind which is analogous to law is called ‘positive’ morality; the other kind may be called ‘personal’. I wish in this chapter to consider the relations of these two kinds of morality to each other and to power.