Altruism, Welfare and the Law

• Main Authors: Foster, Charles (Author), Herring, Jonathan (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Law,
• Subjects: 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.

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, shoul...

Table of Contents:

• 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.