Jacques Maritain on his perspective of the individual’s responsibility in attaining the common good is a study that is set at exposing the responsibility of the individual person in attaining the common good which he sees as the good life of the entire community. To know what the common good and the individual responsibility is, it is important that we examine what the common good means to Maritain, and his own perspective about the individual person and the responsibility of the individual person towards the attainment of the common good. We adopt expository and analytical method by reviewing revenant works that pertains to this discussion and including Maritain’s work. The purpose is to establish the individual responsibility, obligation towards attaining the common good. This study concludes that the individual should be engaged or participate in promoting the common good by making individual sacrifices, seeking to be virtuous and following after justice. This means that the individual is the unit that can orchestrate the status of any given society for it is the only thing that can determine the feasibility of the good life.
Written by:
Dawari, ThankGod Naranie
Department of Philosophy
Niger Delta University
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Azibalua Onyagholo, Ph.D
Department of Philosophy
Niger Delta University
azibaluaonyaghoglo@gmail.com
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