6/11/2023 0 Comments Namely comma![]() In contrast to the judicious Franklin and the controlled and quiet Jefferson, he was fit for performing such oratorical shows and bombasts. Adams a temperamental and passionate man, was the perfect person to fill such a role. During the debates concerning the Declaration of Independence, Adams was something of a “chief orator,” tirelessly attempting to convince the gathered parties of the importance of declaring independence from England. However, during those early years of the republic, Adams was a pivotal figure in assuring independence to the burgeoning nation. Recounting the tales of the nations’ founding, many remember figures like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin. For a number of reasons, President Adams had been forgotten. In the United States of America, this kind of forgetfulness has occurred in the case of the Founding Father, John Adams. ![]() The myths and historical tales of a nation can lead the people to forget some of their most important founders and national heroes. Sadly, the great exploits of important men and women is often forgotten in the mists of history. “John Adams-A Forgotten American Founder” He or she would be doing something private, not something that is truly common. The answer would not be, “playing the Dies Irae my way.” If that were the answer, the musician would not be part of the symphony. ” Then, if you were to ask any other musician the same question, he or she would answer in the same way. If you were to ask the tuba player, what are you doing, he would answer, “Taking part in the symphonic playing of the Dies Irae. The desires of the individual instrumentalists, whom play the music, no longer reigns supreme. These preferences must be channeled and limited for the sake of the common enterprise of playing Mozart’s stirring piece of music. Perhaps the lead violinist loves playing quickly. Perhaps the tuba player loves to play loudly. ![]() Each member of the group uses his or her personal skill for the sake of a new, common performance. When these musicians come together to play the Dies Irae of Mozart, they become something that they never were as individuals. However, a common good changes this mass into something that they never could be without that common good. They are both made up of the same “stuff,” namely a group of musicians. Nothing physically differs regarding the mass of people and the symphony. A mass of people just playing any music whatsoever are not a symphony. A symphony is an organized group a mass of people is just a mass of people. ![]() If all of these people came together to practice in the same room, we wouldn’t call them a symphony. Think of a group of musicians on a stage. Often, we think of the common good as being nothing more than getting “the most things for the most people.” For example, when a person makes multiple millions of dollars, people will often say, “ He should give back some of that money, for the sake of the common good.” Whether or not such people should do this with his money, this is really an improper use of the expression the common good.Ī better way to understand the common good is to think about common ends or common goals. “ The Common Good: The United Aim of Many” Īmong the many topics that are misunderstood in political science, and political philosophy, the notion of the “common good” ranks foremost. ![]()
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