The moral value in promises

Philosophical Review 109 (3):411-422 (2000)
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Abstract

Holly Smith poses a challenging moral problem. She offers examples that appear to show that the moral significance of promising can be nefariously exploited. Her leading example is this

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Promises.Allen Habib - 2009 - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
Promising and supererogation.Jason Kawall - 2005 - Philosophia 32 (1-4):389-398.

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A paradox of promising.Holly M. Smith - 1997 - Philosophical Review 106 (2):153-196.
A Paradox of Promising.Holly M. Smith - 1997 - Philosophical Review 106 (2):153-196.

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