Promises, oaths, and vows : on the psychology of promising /: on the psychology of promising. (2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Herbert J. Schlesinger.
• Other Names: Schlesinger, Herbert J
• Contents: Promising and morality -- Why do we make promises? : promise keeping as one of the defining acts of morality : philosophical, historical, and legal background -- Promising and the theory of mind in development -- Empirical studies of moral development -- Developmental and regressive aspects of the making and breaking of promises -- Mature and regressive determinants of the keeping of promises -- Implicit promising and the implicit promiser -- Promising in the clinic -- The use of promising as an element of form and content of Greek drama -- Promising in Shakespearean drama -- The use of forms of promising in the development of religious practices.
• Publisher Details: New York : Analytic Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiii, 216 pages)
• Subjects: 155.2/5; PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health; Promises; Moral development; PSYCHOLOGY -- Personality; Moral development; Promises; PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / General; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781135469504; 1135469504
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.