Promises, oaths, and vows on the psychology of promising

Considering that getting along in civil society is based on the expectation that (most) people will do what they say they will do, i.e., essentially live up to their explicit or implicit promises, it is amazing that so little scientific attention has been given to the act of promising. A great deal...

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Autor principal: Schlesinger, Herbert J. (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Analytic Press 2008.
Edición:1st ed
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Sumario:Considering that getting along in civil society is based on the expectation that (most) people will do what they say they will do, i.e., essentially live up to their explicit or implicit promises, it is amazing that so little scientific attention has been given to the act of promising. A great deal of research has been done on the moral development of children, for example, but not on the child's ability to make and keep a promise, one of the highest moral achievements. What makes it possible developmentally, cognitively, and emotionally to make a promise in the first place? And on the othe
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (231 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781283102407
9786613102409
9781135469511
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