Promises and Agreements: Philosophical Essays (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780195377958)

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.

Author: Hanoch Sheinman
ISBN-10: 0195377958
ISBN-13: 9780195377958
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 03/17/2011
Pages: 424
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.30w x 1.30d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 10/01/2011