Joint commitment : how we make the social world /

This book comprises eighteen wide-ranging essays that share a common theme: the centrality of joint commitment to human life, both private and public. After an opening chapter that introduces joint commitment and the themes of the book, it is divided into four sections: shared agency; collective att...

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Main Author: Gilbert, Margaret, 1942- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This book comprises eighteen wide-ranging essays that share a common theme: the centrality of joint commitment to human life, both private and public. After an opening chapter that introduces joint commitment and the themes of the book, it is divided into four sections: shared agency; collective attitudes; mutual recognition, promises, and love; and political life. An important aspect of joint commitment is its provision of directed obligations and rights to the parties.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199369898
0199369895