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Book Detail
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Promise, Obligation, Agreement:
An Essay in Social Philosophy
Sheinman, Hanoch
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Publisher: Oxford University Press Publication Date: 01/2099 Status: Not Yet Published Imprint: Oxford University Press Affiliation: Rice University Audience: Professional and scholarly Retail Price: 65.00 (Tentative Price May Change)
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Synopsis:
Promises and agreements are everywhere; we make, receive, keep, and break them on a daily basis. The quest to understand these social practices is integral to understanding ourselves as social creatures. The study of promises and agreements is enjoying a renaissance in many areas of social
philosophy, including philosophy of language, action theory, normative ethics, value theory, and legal philosophy. This volume is the first collection of philosophical papers on promises and agreements, bringing together sixteen original self-standing contributions to the philosophical literature.
The contributors highlight some of the more interesting aspects of the ubiquitous social phenomena of promises and agreements from different philosophical perspectives.
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