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Common Good Approach. Cody Kyle Matt Louis Jennifer. Common Good / Communal Approach. Summary; The common good, or Communal Approach Theory, describes a specific “good” that is shared and beneficial for all (or most) members of a given community /society. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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COMMON GOOD APPROACH
CodyKyleMattLouis
Jennifer
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Common Good / Communal Approach
Summary;
The common good, or Communal Approach Theory, describes a specific “good” that is shared and beneficial for all (or most) members of a given community /society.
Consideration and decisions are made to benefit the majority, not the individual.
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Saint Thomas Aquinas Also known as Thomas of Aquin or Aquino born 1225 died March 7th, 1274 Priest of the Roman Catholic Italian Model for those studying for the
priesthood. One of the 33 Doctors of the Church
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Saint Thomas Aquinas Contributions
Revelation-Aquinas believed that truth is known through reason and faith
Helped define what is good and how man can achieve good.
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Aristotle Born 384 BC died 322 BC Greek philosopher A student of Plato Teacher of Alexander the Great. His Writings:
Physics Logic Politics Ethics
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Aristotle's Contributions• injustice stands in the way of the common
good.• Motivations of injustice:
Money Honor Power Desires
• Leads us to wonder what the political conditions are for the common good.
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John Locke Born August 29th, 1632 and died October
28th, 1704 English physician Philosopher regarded as one of the most influential of
Enlightenment thinkers
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John Locke’s Contributions Laws could only be legitimate if they
sought to achieve the common good.
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Plato Born 427 BC and died 348 Greek philosopher Mathematician Writer
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Plato’s Contributions Personal Interest takes away from the
common good. Examples:
Money Private Property Family
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Adam Smith Born June 16th 1723, died July 17th, 1790 Scottish Pioneer of political economy Key figure of Scottish Enlightment
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Adam Smith’s Contributions
Pursuit of self interest hurts the common good
Every action has a counter action.
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Criticisms There is no strict definition of the
common good for each situation The good that is common between person A and person B
may not be the same as between person A and person C Thus the common good can often change
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Criticisms Karl Popper, Christoph Fehige and Clark
Wolf argue that negative utilitarianism is more effective Promotes the least amount of evil or harm for the greatest
number of people The greatest harms are more consequential than the greatest
goods
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Comparisons Individualistic Approach vs. Communal
Approach Both incorporate a different view of
moral responsibility Present different ethical principles to
resolve ethical problems
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Individualistic Approach•Ethics in organizations reflect this approach
•Every person is morally responsible for his/her
behaviors
•Efforts to change behavior should focus on the
individual
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Communal Approach Individuals are not viewed in isolation
Everyone is a member of the community
Every is partially responsible for others’
behaviors
Understanding and changing an individual would
mean understanding and changing the
community
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Alcoholic-Impaired Parenting Functions
Inconsistent Unpredictable Lacking in clear rules and limits Chaotic parenting Poor home environment High levels of family conflict
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Common Good Approach with Alcoholic Parents
Behavioral and academic difficulties Negative self-concepts Fearfulness Loneliness Difficulties in concentrating Attendance Work completion
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Common Good Approach with Alcoholic Parents
Being an alcoholic has lifelong affects on your mental and physical health.
Has a heavy affect on your children and are more than likely to, “follow in your footsteps”.
Living the lifestyle of an alcoholic is a selfish decision and is not a Common Good approach at life.
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“. . . this is the first precept of the law, that good is to be done and promoted, and evil is to be avoided. All other precepts of the natural
law are based on this . . .”
Quote from Thomas Aquinas
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Review Questions Can anyone provide an example of the
“Common Good” approach? Who were the main developers of the
“Common Good” approach? What is a main criticism of the “Common
Good” approach? What Student of Plato Argued that
injustices stand in the way of the common good?
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Any Questions