Week 8 readings guide

Higgins CH 5:

Individualist v. Communitarian

Bishop’s pastoral on economics “Economic Justice for All”

6 key principles

Preferential option for the poor

Can you ID one’s focus? Local, National, Global

Can I be a communitarian on a local level but a individualist on a National and global perspective? Any of these combinations?

Connors Ch 4

Communities are sources of moral challenge and agents of moral response p. 58

Three dimensions of moral experience: character, actions , community p. 59

Do you think we have a serious case of individualism in this country?

I have suggested we (as Americans) generally look for public validation of individual choices.

Persons make groups

Groups Exist

Groups make people

Think of it as an ethics triangle

Forming Communities:

Greeks - -ordered reason

Jewish --- Do God’s will

Today ???