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Introduction
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.
Keywords
Altruism Best interest Childcare law Dignity Incapacitous patients Medical law Relationality Social law Virtue Welfare
Bibliographic information
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21605-8
- Copyright Information The Author(s) 2015
- Publisher Name Springer, Cham
- eBook Packages Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
- Print ISBN 978-3-319-21604-1
- Online ISBN 978-3-319-21605-8
- Series Print ISSN 2192-855X
- Series Online ISSN 2192-8568
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