Promises, Morals, and Law
by Atiyah, P. S
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 0198254792
- ISBN 13
- 9780198254799
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Oxford University Press, 1983-03-24. Paperback. Very Good. Oxford University Press [Published Date: 1982]. Soft cover, 218 pp. 1991 Reprint. In very good condition. Glossy blue and white paper covers have light bumping to edges and corners and light overall scuffing. Binding tight. Previous owner's info and date in ink on half-title page. Otherwise pages are clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. [ From Publisher's Summary] This book attempts 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. The book conducts a thorough survey of the various philosophical theories, injecting in the discussion many examples and illustrations drawn from law. The first part of the book examines theories of promising associated with Natural Lawyers, utilitarians, and a number of linguistic philosophers. All of these the book rejects as unsound. The last part of the book offers a theory of promissory obligation, which closely parallels theories of contractual obligation.
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- Epilonian Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20190826005
- Title
- Promises, Morals, and Law
- Author
- Atiyah, P. S
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0198254792
- ISBN 13
- 9780198254799
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1983-03-24
- Keywords
- Law, Philosophy, Ethics
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