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| Social goods: Social goods are things that benefit society as a whole. They are typically things that are essential for human well-being, such as clean air, clean water, healthcare, and education. Social goods can also include things like environmental protection, social justice, and economic equality. See also Equality, Society, Community, Welfare state, Education, Education policy._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Henry Sidgwick on Social Goods - Dictionary of Arguments
Rawls I 294 Social good/Sidgwick/Rawls: Sidgwick considered the concept of universal and individual goods to be essentially the same: just as personal goods are compared in time, the public good is constructed from individual goods._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Sidgwick I Henry Sidgwick Methods of Ethics 2017 Rawl I J. Rawls A Theory of Justice: Original Edition Oxford 2005 |
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