Higher good

Higher good is a "good" that is shared and beneficial for all (or most) members of a given community.^[1]^[2]^[3] An example might be an art collector donating their collections to a public museum so all could enjoy the artwork rather than just those privileged enough to see it in private. This is also how the higher good is broadly defined in philosophy, ethics, and political science.

Notes

^ Joseph William Reynolds, The Natural History of Immortality, pages 300-310. Longmans, Green, 1891.
^ Josiah Royce, Studies of good and evil: a series of essays upon problems of philosophy and life, D. Appleton and company, 1898, pages 4-28.
^ Hastings Rashdall, The Theory of Good and Evil: A Treatise on Moral Philosophy: Volume 1, The Clarendon press, 1907, pages 237-272.

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[1] Joseph William Reynolds, The Natural History of Immortality, pages 300-310. Longmans, Green, 1891.

[2] Josiah Royce, Studies of good and evil: a series of essays upon problems of philosophy and life, D. Appleton and company, 1898, pages 4-28.

[3] Hastings Rashdall, The Theory of Good and Evil: A Treatise on Moral Philosophy: Volume 1, The Clarendon press, 1907, pages 237-272.

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