Aquinas Guilbeau

Pontifical Faculty Of The Immaculate Conception
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    In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:What Makes the Common Good Common?Key Points from Charles De Koninck1Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P.In even the most capable philosophical hands, the common good remains a slippery concept. Its essence eludes the grasp of those who reach for it. This is due in part to the concept's complexity. "Common good" is composed of two rich, philosophically pregnant notions: goodness and commonness. Reflection on these two notions is ancient, of course…Read more
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    A close reading of the personalism of Karol Wojtyla reveals that his regard for the orientation of the individual's particular good to the common good distinguishes his personalist thought from that of preeminent French personalists, including Emmanuel Mounier and Jacques Maritain.