Foster / Herring Altruism, Welfare and the Law
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-3-319-21605-8
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 82 Seiten, eBook
Reihe: SpringerBriefs in Law
ISBN: 978-3-319-21605-8
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
This book is an assault on the notion that it is empirically accurate and legally and philosophically satisfactory to see humans as atomistic entities. It contends that our welfare is inextricably entangled with that of others, and accordingly law and ethics, in determining our best interests, should recognise the central importance of relationality, the performance of obligations, and (even apparently injurious) altruism.
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Weitere Infos & Material
1. Introduction.- 2. Altruism and Community: A Biological and Philosophical History.- 3. Rethinking the Welfare and Best Interest Principles.- 4. What Do the Courts Do?.- 5. Putting it Into Practice.