Description: Human Thriving and the Law, Paperback by Foster, Charles; Herring, Jonathan, ISBN 3030011348, ISBN-13 9783030011345, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US The idea of the Good Life – of what constitutes human thriving, is, implicitly, the foundation and justification of the law. The law exists to hold societies together; to hold in tension the rights of individuals as against individuals, the rights of individuals as against various types of non-humans such as corporations (and vice versa), and the rights of individuals individuals as against the state (and vice versa). In democratic states, laws inhibit some freedoms in the name of greater, or more desirable freedoms. The only justification for law is surely that it tends to promote human thriving. But what is the Good Life? What does it mean to live a thriving life? There has been no want of discussion, at least since the great Athenians. But surprisingly, since human thriving is its sole raison d’etre, the law has been slow to contribute to the conversation. This book aims to start and facilitate this conversation. It aims to: -make lawyers ask: 'What is the law for?’, and conclude that it is to maximise human thriving -make lawyers ask: 'But what does human thriving mean?’ -make judges and advocates ask: 'How can a judgment about the best interests of a patient be satisfactory unless its basis is made clear?’
Price: 66.22 USD
Location: Jessup, Maryland
End Time: 2024-08-16T15:14:53.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
Product Images
Item Specifics
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Return policy details:
Book Title: Human Thriving and the Law
Number of Pages: Xi, 87 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Springer International Publishing A&G
Publication Year: 2018
Topic: Health Care Delivery, Medical Law & Legislation, Reference, Sociology / General, Applied Psychology
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Law, Psychology, Medical, Social Science
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Author: Jonathan Herring, Charles Foster
Item Length: 9.3 in
Book Series: Springerbriefs in Law Ser.
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
