Altruism, Welfare and the Law

Altruism, Welfare and the Law

by Charles Foster and Jonathan Herring
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 24/03/2016

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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.

ISBN:
9783319216058
9783319216058
Category:
Law
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
24-03-2016
Language:
English
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing
Charles Foster

Charles Foster is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Being a Beast, which was longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize and the Wainwright Prize, won the 30 million d'amis Prize in France, and is the subject of a forthcoming feature film. In 2016, he won the IgNobel Prize for Biology.

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