| Altruism, Welfare and the Law 2015 Edition Contributor(s): Foster, Charles (Author), Herring, Jonathan (Author) |
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ISBN: 331921604X ISBN-13: 9783319216041 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Reference - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Law | International |
| Dewey: 150 |
| Series: Springerbriefs in Law |
| Physical Information: 0.19" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.32 lbs) 82 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |