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Common Good

Common Good. By: Thomas Smilie. Definition. The human person is both sacred and social. We realize our dignity and rights in relationship with others in the community. Good of the Comm. unity. John Rawls once said….

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Common Good

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  1. Common Good By: Thomas Smilie

  2. Definition • The human person is both sacred and social. We realize our dignity and rights in relationship with others in the community

  3. Good of the Comm unity

  4. John Rawls once said… “Certain general conditions that are equal to everyone’s advantage is the true meaning of Common Good “

  5. We as Catholics teach that we are only as fortunate as the less fortunate in our community

  6. Common Good in Today’s World

  7. Paul Newman’s Donation $300 MILLION Paul Donates All Profit to Charity

  8. Bibliography • Santa Clara University. Manuel Velasquez, Claire Andre and Thomas Shanks.2008. Santa Clara University (The Jesuit University in Silicon Valley). August 18,2011.http://scu.edu/ethics/practicing/decision/commongood.html • AmitaiEtzioni. The Common Good. Cambridge, UK; Polity Press, 2004

  9. COOKIE TIME

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