The concept of the public good: A view from a Filipino philosopher

• Main Author: Gripaldo, Rolando M.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2007
• Subjects: Common good; Social problems; Philosophy
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/528
• Institution: De La Salle University

The author argues that the concept of the public good carries largely the politico-ethical sense which subsumes the politico-economic sense. The public good is public in the sense that the beneficiaries are the general public. The government or state pursues it with a service orientation while priva...