Altruism, Welfare and the Law [[electronic resource] /] / by Charles Foster, Jonathan Herring

• Autore: Foster Charles
• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2015.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (89 p.)
• Disciplina: 171.8
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Persona (resp. second.): HerringJonathan
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Altruism, Welfare and the Law
• ISBN: 3-319-21605-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910483848903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: SpringerBriefs in Law, . 2192-8568