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oapen-20.500.12657-513902023-06-29T14:39:38Z The Philosophy and Psychology of Commitment Michael, John action adult agency behavioural Commitment children cognitive, philosophy developmental eliza ethics experiment experimental implicit intention joint action knowledge motivation philosophy planning psychology robotics tacit bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HP Philosophy The phenomenon of commitment is a cornerstone of human social life. Commitments make individuals’ behavior predictable, thereby facilitating the planning and coordination of joint actions involving multiple agents. Moreover, commitments make people willing to rely upon each other, and thereby contribute to sustaining characteristically human social institutions such as jobs, money, government and marriage. However, it is not well understood how people identify and assess the level of their own and others’ commitments. The Philosophy and Psychology of Commitment explores and explains the philosophical and cognitive intricacies of commitment. John Michael considers how commitments motivate us and their often implicit and tacit nature. To flesh out the philosophical framework of his argument he draws on experimental work with young children, adults and human-robot interaction within the context of joint action, considering the role of the emotions and whether very young children are sensitive to commitment. Providing an important account of the nature and operation of commitment, this book is essential reading for those working in philosophy of psychology, cognitive science, experimental philosophy, and social and developmental psychology. It will also be of interest to those working in emerging fields such as human-robot interaction and behavioural economics. 2021-11-09T15:09:26Z 2021-11-09T15:09:26Z 2022 book ONIX_20211109_9781351618656_11 9781351618656 9781315111308 9781138085497 9781032128290 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/51390 eng Routledge Focus on Philosophy application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 9781351618656.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781315111308 10.4324/9781315111308 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb BPP University 9781351618656 9781315111308 9781138085497 9781032128290 Routledge 126 open access
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The phenomenon of commitment is a cornerstone of human social life. Commitments make individuals’ behavior predictable, thereby facilitating the planning and coordination of joint actions involving multiple agents. Moreover, commitments make people willing to rely upon each other, and thereby contribute to sustaining characteristically human social institutions such as jobs, money, government and marriage. However, it is not well understood how people identify and assess the level of their own and others’ commitments. The Philosophy and Psychology of Commitment explores and explains the philosophical and cognitive intricacies of commitment. John Michael considers how commitments motivate us and their often implicit and tacit nature. To flesh out the philosophical framework of his argument he draws on experimental work with young children, adults and human-robot interaction within the context of joint action, considering the role of the emotions and whether very young children are sensitive to commitment. Providing an important account of the nature and operation of commitment, this book is essential reading for those working in philosophy of psychology, cognitive science, experimental philosophy, and social and developmental psychology. It will also be of interest to those working in emerging fields such as human-robot interaction and behavioural economics.
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