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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New York :
Analytic Press
2008.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798397806719 |
| Summary: | 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 |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (231 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781283102407 9786613102409 9781135469511 9780203927359 |
