Shaping the normative landscape / David Owens.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Owens, David (David J.)
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Social norms > Philosophy.
Social sciences > Philosophy.
Promises.
Physical Description:x, 260 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Interests
  • 1. Blame and guilt
  • 2. Wronging
  • 3. Obligation
  • 4. Obligation and involvement
  • Part II: Powers
  • 5. The problem with promising
  • 6. The promissory interest
  • 7. The possibility of consent
  • Part III: Practices
  • 8. What is a promise?
  • 9. The promissory bond
  • 10. Which promises bind?
  • Conclusion.