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Evolution and the capacity for commitment /

"Commitment is at the core of social life. The social fabric is woven from promises and threats that are not always immediately advantageous to the parties involved. Many commitments, such as signing a contract, are fairly straightforward deals, in which both parties agree to give up certain op...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Nesse, Randolph M. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Russell Sage Foundation, [2001]
Colección:Russell Sage Foundation series on trust ; v. 3.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"Commitment is at the core of social life. The social fabric is woven from promises and threats that are not always immediately advantageous to the parties involved. Many commitments, such as signing a contract, are fairly straightforward deals, in which both parties agree to give up certain options. Other commitments, such as the promise of life-long love or a threat of murder, are based on more intangible factors such as human emotions. In Evolution and the Capacity for Commitment, distinguished researchers from the fields of economics, psychology, ethology, anthropology, philosophy, medicine, and law offer a rich variety of perspectives on the nature of commitment and question whether the capacity for making, assessing, and keeping commitments has been shaped by natural selection."--Amazon.com.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xviii, 334 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781610444255
1610444256