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The Person and the Common Good

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The Person and the Common Good
Cover of the first edition
AuthorJacques Maritain
Original titleLa personne et le bien commun
TranslatorJohn J. Fitzgerald
LanguageFrench
SubjectSocial philosophy
Published1947
Publication placeFrance
Media typePrint
ISBN978-0268002046

The Person and the Common Good (French: La personne et le bien commun) is a 1947 book about social philosophy by the French philosopher Jacques Maritain.

Summary

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Following the philosopher and theologian Thomas Aquinas, Maritain discusses "the distinction between individuality and personality."[1]

Reception

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According to the philosopher John Haldane, The Person and the Common Good is Maritain's major contribution to social philosophy.[2]

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Maritain 1994, p. 1.
  2. ^ Haldane 2005, p. 555.

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