The Common Good

  • The Common Good
    The Common Good
    By Noam Chomsky, David Barsamian

    There was an op - ed in the New York Times by an Israeli journalist , Ari Shavit , who also happens to be a veteran of Israel's 1978 invasion of Lebanon . In criticizing Israel's April 1996 attack on Lebanon , he wrote , " We killed ...

  • The Common Good: Citizenship, Morality, and Self-interest
    By Bill Jordan

    Jordan examines the philosophical and political arguments for social institutions that rely on individual self-interest and personal responsibility. He argues that a good society must be built on common interest in good social relations.

  • The Common Good
    The Common Good
    By Amitai Etzioni

    In this book, Amitai Etzioni, public intellectual and leading proponent of communitarian values, defends the view that no society can flourish without a shared obligation to “the common good.” Rejecting claims made by some liberal ...

  • The Common Good: Its Politics, Policies and Philosophy
    The Common Good: Its Politics, Policies and Philosophy
    By Marcus G. Raskin

    In this thought-provoking book the widely acclaimed thinker and activist, Marcus Raskin, moves beyond the limits and failures of socialism and capitalism to an original theory of social reconstruction for a humane society.

  • The Common Good: Chinese and American Perspectives
    The Common Good: Chinese and American Perspectives
    By David Solomon, P.C. Lo

    This chapter argues that only through affirmation of a God's-eye perspective can one in principle coherently speak of a canonical morality, a normative account of the common good, and the priority of moral concerns over prudential ...

  • The Common Good
    The Common Good
    By Robert B. Reich

    ""Robert B. Reich makes the case for a generous, inclusive understanding of the American project, centering on the moral obligations of citizenship.

  • The Common Good: An Introduction to Personalism
    The Common Good: An Introduction to Personalism
    By Jonas Norgaard Mortensen

    In this book, Jonas Norgaard Mortensen attempts to introduce personalism while simultaneously demonstrating its historical origins, acquainting the reader with its thinkers and those who have practiced it, and showing that personalism has a ...

  • The Common Good: Rising of a New Dawn: How Living a More Conscious Life Can Heal a Nation One Heart,...
    The Common Good: Rising of a New Dawn: How Living a More Conscious Life Can Heal a Nation One Heart,...
    By Juanita S. Farrow

    On this captivating spiritual journey through America, hear the stories of how ordinary people—people in the trenches devoted to the common good—are making an extraordinary difference in the lives of many.

  • The Common Good
    The Common Good
    By Robert B. Reich

    Powerful, urgent, and utterly vital, this is a heartfelt missive from one of our foremost political thinkers.