A static theory of promises
Multiagent Systems
2014-01-31 v5 Software Engineering
Abstract
We discuss for the concept of promises within a framework that can be applied to either humans or technology. We compare promises to the more established notion of obligations and find promises to be both simpler and more effective at reducing uncertainty in behavioural outcomes.
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@article{arxiv.0810.3294,
title = {A static theory of promises},
author = {Jan A. Bergstra and Mark Burgess},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0810.3294},
year = {2014}
}
Comments
36 pages. Revision of v4. In v5 some remarks about the institution of promising in the philosophy of Law have been included as well as a comment concerning the anthropology of promising. Several minor mistakes were found and remedied