https://booksandideas.net// Books & Ideas is the English-language mirror website of La Vie des Idées, a free online journal which has gained a large readership and established itself in France as a major place for intellectual debate since 2007. en SPIP - www.spip.net https://booksandideas.net/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH68/siteon0-04014.png?1675949311 https://booksandideas.net// 68 144 https://booksandideas.net/Saying-and-Doing https://booksandideas.net/Saying-and-Doing 2024-01-09T08:30:00Z text/html en Philippe Saltel Philosophy utilitarianism moral philosophy Cairn.info <p>Why do we make promises? And what motivates us to keep those we make? Are there good reasons for breaking commitments? Promises, the foundation of our social relationships, are an enigma. Vincent Boyer helps us get to the bottom of this.</p>