Altruism, Welfare and the Law
ISBN:
978-3-319-21604-1
Auflage:
1st ed. 2015
Verlag:
Springer, Springer International Publishing
Land des Verlags:
Schweiz
Erscheinungsdatum:
28.07.2015
Reihe:
SpringerBriefs in Law
Format:
Softcover
Seitenanzahl:
82
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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.