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The Resource Human Thriving and the Law, by Charles Foster, Jonathan Herring, (electronic resource)

Human Thriving and the Law, by Charles Foster, Jonathan Herring, (electronic resource)

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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?’.--
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eng
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1 online resource (XI, 87 pages)
Contents
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1: What does the law say about human thriving?
  • Chapter 2: The idea of human thriving: A brief history
  • Chapter 3: What makes humans happy?
  • Chapter 4: Thriving, care, and vulnerability
  • Chapter 5: Making it work: ideas of human thriving in practice
  • Chapter 6: Conclusion.
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9783030011352
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http://ezproxy.eui.eu/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01135-2
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Human Thriving and the Law
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Human Thriving and the Law
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by Charles Foster, Jonathan Herring
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eng
Summary
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?’.--
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  • SpringerBriefs in Law,
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  • Law
  • Quality of Life
  • Philosophy of law
  • Business ethics
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Human Thriving and the Law, by Charles Foster, Jonathan Herring, (electronic resource)
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http://ezproxy.eui.eu/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01135-2
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Contents
Preface -- Chapter 1: What does the law say about human thriving? -- Chapter 2: The idea of human thriving: A brief history -- Chapter 3: What makes humans happy? -- Chapter 4: Thriving, care, and vulnerability -- Chapter 5: Making it work: ideas of human thriving in practice -- Chapter 6: Conclusion.
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1 online resource (XI, 87 pages)
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Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
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9783030011352
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(OCoLC)1055763250
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Human Thriving and the Law, by Charles Foster, Jonathan Herring, (electronic resource)
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http://ezproxy.eui.eu/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01135-2
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Contents
Preface -- Chapter 1: What does the law say about human thriving? -- Chapter 2: The idea of human thriving: A brief history -- Chapter 3: What makes humans happy? -- Chapter 4: Thriving, care, and vulnerability -- Chapter 5: Making it work: ideas of human thriving in practice -- Chapter 6: Conclusion.
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978-3-030-01135-2
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unknown
Extent
1 online resource (XI, 87 pages)
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multiple file formats
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  • online
  • electronic
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
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9783030011352
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(OCoLC)1055763250

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