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UNINA9910483848903321 |
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Autore |
Foster Charles |
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Titolo |
Altruism, Welfare and the Law [[electronic resource] /] / by Charles Foster, Jonathan Herring |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2015.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (89 p.) |
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Collana |
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SpringerBriefs in Law, , 2192-8568 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Law - Philosophy |
Law - History |
Ethics |
Private international law |
Conflict of laws |
International law |
Comparative law |
Psychology |
Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History |
Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics |
Private International Law, International and Foreign Law, Comparative Law |
Behavioral Sciences and Psychology |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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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Sommario/riassunto |
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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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