Altruism, Welfare and the Law

Download or read book Altruism, Welfare and the Law written by Charles Foster and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-07-16 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.