Abstract
Political society is established for the provision of the good life for the citizens of the society. But to ensure that the task is carried out, political societies elect or appoint leaders saddled with the responsibility of guiding, directing, leading and organizing the society. Capable and efficient political leaders help their societies to develop economically and help the citizens to have access to the good life. They are concerned about the common good of the society. Inept and inefficient leaders often are concerned about their own selfish interests and bring miseries and suffering to their peoples. In spite of the ideals of good leadership and the positive values of working for the public interest and common good of their societies, there are still many political leaders who are in power for their own sakes. Because of this there are many underdeveloped and poor societies especially in the Global South. This paper uses a critical analytic and hermeneutic method to examine and appraise the concept of the common good and its implications for political leaders. The value of the common good is applicable to every society. Political leaders everywhere are to strive for the common good. The paper finds that bad and corrupt political leaders are still prevalent in many societies in the world. The presented research will also help to designate the feature of the articulation of «common good» in the modern philosophical conceptions. The paper concludes that there is need to highlight the value of the common good that political leaders should strive for and help their societies obtain. This done there will be a higher level of peace and harmonies in political societies.
Highlights
Effective and good political leadership is vital for the development and upward progress of every society and state
This paper argues that political leaders exist to foster the common good of the political society and not to corruptively enrich themselves or foster their personal good to the detriment of the political society
The author of this paper has examined the notion of the common good
Summary
Effective and good political leadership is vital for the development and upward progress of every society and state. Leadership could in many cases be considered “the most important element for order and progress in any human undertaking. It is extremely vital and central to the control, motivation, and direction of every human society towards development, progress and meaningful achievement in all human affairs, whether social, economic or political, both of domestic or national” [Adefarasin, 2015, p. Political societies are set up for the provision of the good and abundant life for the members of the society The paper will hermeneutically analyze and interpret the concept of the common good It will break open the notion for understanding of the issues. It will draw out the implications of the notion of the common good for political leaders and their leadership
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