Human Thriving and the Law

by Charles Foster and Jonathan Herring

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030011348
• ISBN13: 9783030011345
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 87 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"