The common good
From Internet: Knowledge and Community
The common good is distinguished from those goods that are divisible and are objects of contention and negotiation among people acting for their private interests. The common good is by contrast a good that people share and pursue together, often in the public sphere.
The "republican tradition" rested squarely upon this face-to-face, hands-on approach to problem- solving, with its implicit belief that people could rise above their particular interests to pursue a common good. (Kemmis, pg. 11)
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