Altruism, Welfare and the Law

Administrative / Constitutional Law

Altruism, Welfare and the Law

Edited by Charles Foster · Jonathan Herring
Springer-Verlag July 2015

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ISBN-13
9783319216041
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Publication
July 2015
Format
Paperback
Jurisdiction
Switzerland ? Countri(es) for reference only

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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.

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.
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