Abstract
In a globalized world, the bioethical decision-making process is becoming more and more complex. Pluralism and cultural diversity have to be taken in account. This entry explains the different positive and negative conceptions of common good by examining its history, its resurgence, and its possible future as a platform of values that could be agreed upon by everybody on certain conditions.
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Stanton-Jean, M. (2015). Common Good. In: ten Have, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Global Bioethics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05544-2_107-1
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