Altruism, Welfare and the Law

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Author: Charles Foster, Jonathan Herring ISBN: 9783319216058
Publisher: Springer International Publishing Publication: July 16, 2015
Imprint: Springer Language: English
Author: Charles Foster, Jonathan Herring
ISBN: 9783319216058
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Publication: July 16, 2015
Imprint: Springer
Language: English

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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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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