Common Good ApproachPresented By

John BraunGlenn Kugler

Jordan Pipping

Common Good The Common Good: A specific good

that is shared and beneficial for all or most members of a given community

Progressing the Common Good

Mother Theresa and Gandhi both were examples of the Common Good although differing in religious aspects

Common Good Approach The Common Good Approach is a

principle that states: “ What is ethical is what advances the common good.”

In other words… If you make an ethical choice you

better the world in which you live.

Examples Recycling – Using less of our worlds

precious raw resources Lowers pollution Less harm to the land

Or the Alternative…

Examples Tougher Drunk Driving Laws – Safety

of the Public Safer Sidewalks Safer Roads and Streets

Common Good VS Individualism

Common Good - as defined by the ethicist John Rawls: certain general conditions that are…equally to everyone's advantage

The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few – Spock, Star Trek

BUT Not without trespassing on each

person as an individual

ExamplesCOMMON GOOD INDIVIDUAL APPROACH

Group safety Group health Group needs Group happiness Group care Betterment of the whole

Rights of the individual Personal freedoms Individuality Personal responsibility Freedom of choice

In Conclusion The community is made up of

individuals whose own good is bound to the good of the whole community

What is good for the goose is good for the gander

Questions Do you view community as a

collective or a group of individuals? What do you feel would be the best

for you? What do you think would be best for

society? Do you think you could assimilate

into a collective society if you had to relinquish your free will?