The Person and the Common Good

The Person and the Common Good

Cover of the first edition
Author	Jacques Maritain
Original title	La personne et le bien commun
Translator	John J. Fitzgerald
Language	French
Subject	Social philosophy
Published	1947
Publication place	France
Media type	Print
ISBN	978-0268002046

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

Summary

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

Reception

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

References

Footnotes

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

Bibliography

Books

• Haldane, John (2005). "Maritain, Jacques". In Honderich, Ted (ed.). The Oxford Companion to Philosophy, Second Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN   0-19-926479-1.
• Maritain, Jacques (1994). The Person and the Common Good. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press. ISBN   978-0268002046.