Promises, morals, and law
By: by P.S. Atiyah.
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Published: 1982
Place of publication: Oxford [Oxfordshire]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
Subjects: Promises.; Promise (Law); Law and ethics.
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.