Promises, morals, and law

This is an analysis of the nature of promissory obligations. The subject is one which has attracted a great deal of attention among both moral and linguistic philosophers, but the book contends that much of the philosophical literature is flawed by its unreality and unfamiliarity with the serious pr...

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Main Author: Atiyah, P. S.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Clarendon 1982, 1982
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This is an analysis of the nature of promissory obligations. The subject is one which has attracted a great deal of attention among both moral and linguistic philosophers, but the book contends that much of the philosophical literature is flawed by its unreality and unfamiliarity with the serious problems that arise from the practice of promising
Physical Description:218 p.
ISBN:9780191681530
0191681539