Liberalizam i politika općeg dobra
Liberalism and the Politics of Common Good

Summary/Abstract: The author demonstrates that the envisaged solutions for the conflict between the liberal concept of freedom and the common good differ greatly. Also presented is a miscellany of possible solutions as well as the related contentious issues. However, the analysis has shown that almost all the mentioned authors see the need for some common good, for a “measure of freedom”, but their proposed ways for solving the issue vary: while some think that the universal common good is necessary for regulating procedures conducive to the achievement of freely chosen individual aims, others think that the tolerance of cultural and value differences is a sufficient condition for solving the said problem. For example, J. Raz emphasizes moral pluralism as the basis of autonomy, while S. Nathanson thinks that pluralist aims can exist, but not morally varied ways of their achievement. These different concepts of the relationships between freedom and common good can have different effects on the concepts and the practice of public politics in contemporary societies. That is why the need for looking into the conflict between freedom and common good, differences and unity, private and public interest, is highly topical and represents a true challenge for all those who want to contribute to solving the problems of modern age and liberal democracies.

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