promise
Let an agent explain promises as speech acts and commitments, relay philosophical, legal and social perspectives from academic sources with attribution, describe formal, commercial and religious promises, and distinguish promises from predictions, threats, vows and contracts.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain promises as speech acts and commitments, relay philosophical, legal and social perspectives from academic sources with attribution, describe formal, commercial and religious promises, and distinguish promises from predictions, threats, vows and contracts.
A declaration by which a person commits to doing or refraining from something in the future, creating an expectation and often a moral or legal obligation, in forms from personal and political promises such as election promises, to formal commitments such as the Scout Promise, commercial promises such as guarantees, warranties and value propositions, and religious promises such as the promises of God in Islam and other traditions; promising is analysed in philosophy as a speech act and in law as the basis of contract.
What it is for: Committing to future action.
It can be explain the concept; relay perspectives; describe kinds of promises; distinguish related acts.
Distinguishing features
Future commitment
Creates expectation
Moral or legal force
Speech act
What it looks like
Not a visible object; a declaration of commitment.
How it is recognised
Commitment to future action
Personal promises, election promises, Scout Promise, guarantees, warranties, value propositions, religious promises
A prediction forecasts; a threat commits to harm; a vow is solemn; a contract is legally binding exchange
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is analysed as - in philosophy of language
underlies - in law
is contrasted with - which does not commit
In practice
Families and kinds
personal promises
political and election promises
formal promises and oaths such as the Scout Promise
commercial promises such as guarantees, warranties and value propositions
religious promises such as the promises of God in Islam and covenant promises in other traditions
promises as the basis of contract law
Standards and regulation
Contract law on enforceable promises and consideration
Consumer law on guarantees and warranties
Electoral and advertising rules on claims
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing promises with predictions or contracts
Agents giving personal legal advice
Partisan framing of political promises
Disrespectful treatment of religious promises
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.promise
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What a promise is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a promise, and how does it differ from a prediction, threat, vow and contract? definition
- Is the question about promises in general, a kind, a legal matter or a religious teaching? boundary
Kinds
Kinds.
Kinds
Kinds.
- What are election promises, the Scout Promise, guarantees, warranties, value propositions and religious promises? definition
- Which entry fits the specific kind? action
Theory Philosophy and psychology.
Attribution.
Philosophy
Philosophy.
Philosophy
Philosophy.
- How do Hume, Austin, Searle, Scanlon and others explain the obligation to keep promises, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Psychology
Psychology.
Psychology
Psychology.
- What does research show about promise keeping, trust and children s understanding of promises? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Law Law and commerce.
Regulation.
Contract
Contract law.
Contract
Contract.
- When is a promise legally enforceable, and what are consideration and promissory estoppel, in general terms? provenance
- Is the user asking about their own case, which needs a lawyer? boundary
Commerce
Guarantees and warranties.
Commerce
Commerce.
- What are guarantees, warranties and value propositions, and how are they regulated? provenance
- Which entry fits warranty? action
Context Politics and religion.
Context.
Politics
Political promises.
Politics
Politics.
- How are election promises tracked and assessed, with findings attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Religion
Religious promises.
Religion
Religion.
- What are the promises of God in Islam and covenant promises in other traditions, as the traditions state them? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific tradition? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should warranty and election promise be separate primary entries?
- How should philosophical and legal sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases from religion, commerce and scouting; should they be split off?