Presented By John Braun Glenn Kugler Jordan Pipping

 The Common Good: A specific good that is shared and beneficial for all or most members of a given community

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

 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.

 Recycling – Using less of our worlds precious raw resources  Lowers pollution  Less harm to the land  Or the Alternative…

 Tougher Drunk Driving Laws – Safety of the Public  Safer Sidewalks  Safer Roads and Streets

 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

COMMON GOODINDIVIDUAL 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

 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

 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?