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ALTRUISM, WELFARE AND THE LAW
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By: |
Charles Foster, Jonathan Herring |
Format: |
Paperback |
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£49.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
331921604X |
ISBN 13: |
9783319216041 |
Publisher: |
SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING AG |
Pub. date: |
18 July, 2015 |
Edition: |
1st ed. 2015 |
Series: |
SpringerBriefs in Law |
Pages: |
82 |
Synopsis: |
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. |
Illustrations: |
IX, 82 p. |
Publication: |
Switzerland |
Imprint: |
Springer International Publishing AG |
Returns: |
Returnable |