Altruism, Welfare and the Law

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Foster, Charles (Συγγραφέας), Herring, Jonathan (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Σειρά: SpringerBriefs in Law,
• Θέματα: Law.; Ethics.; Law > Philosophy.; Private international law.; Conflict of laws.; International law.; Comparative law.; Psychology.; Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History.; Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law.; Law and Psychology.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: IX, 82 p. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783319216058
• ISSN: 2192-855X

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.