common-good
Society's shared interest
The common good is what benefits society as a whole rather than particular individuals or groups.
Political and ethical discourse invokes the common good when arguing that private interests should yield to collective welfare: Taxes serve the common good, She dedicated her career to the common good.
The phrase often appears in debates about balancing individual rights against social benefit.
Societal welfare and benefit
- collective welfareGroup's shared flourishing
- community benefitAdvantage serving local residents
- commonwealthState for public good
- general welfareCollective societal benefit
civic duty · public welfare · citizenship · democracy · participation · volunteerism · public service · civic engagement
Greek founder of formal logic
- natural lawInherent moral principles
- AquinasScholastic philosopher-theologian surname
- communitarianismPhilosophy prioritizing collective bonds
- utilitarianismGreatest-happiness moral theory
justice · social harmony · flourishing · moral philosophy · ubuntu · political philosophy · Plato · republic
Capacity to endure indefinitely
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- climate actionMeasures addressing atmospheric change
ecosystem · renewable resources · clean air · clean water · environmental justice · green spaces · habitat preservation · oceans
Assets used by many
- collective ownershipJoint holding by many
- public infrastructureShared physical systems serving communities
- free riderOne benefiting without contributing
- externalitiesUncompensated effects on others
public investment · social capital · cooperative · market failure · redistribution · public utilities · shared wealth · public domain
public interest
Societal welfare and benefit
- collective welfareGroup's shared flourishing
- community benefitAdvantage serving local residents
- commonwealthState for public good
general welfare · civic duty · public welfare · citizenship · democracy · participation · volunteerism · public service · civic engagement · social contract
Aristotle
Greek founder of formal logic
- natural lawInherent moral principles
- AquinasScholastic philosopher-theologian surname
- communitarianismPhilosophy prioritizing collective bonds
utilitarianism · justice · social harmony · flourishing · moral philosophy · ubuntu · political philosophy · Plato · republic · polis
sustainability
Capacity to endure indefinitely
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- biodiversityRange of life forms
climate action · ecosystem · renewable resources · clean air · clean water · environmental justice · green spaces · habitat preservation · oceans · forests
shared resources
Assets used by many
- collective ownershipJoint holding by many
- public infrastructureShared physical systems serving communities
- free riderOne benefiting without contributing
externalities · public investment · social capital · cooperative · market failure · redistribution · public utilities · shared wealth · public domain · open access
common-goodselfishness
Excessive concern for oneself
egoism · greed · self-centeredness · acquisitiveness · avarice
common-goodexploitation
Selfish use of others
plutocracy · oligarchy · kleptocracy · corruption · rent-seeking
common, good, commons, commonly, commonness, commonality, commoner, uncommon, uncommonly