On Commitments and Other Uncertainty Reduction Tools in Joint Action

In this paper, we evaluate the proposal that a central function of commitments within joint action is to reduce various kinds of uncertainty, and that this accounts for the prevalence of commitments in joint action. While this idea is prima facie attractive, we argue that it faces two serious probl...

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Main Authors: John Michael, Elisabeth Pacherie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Vienna 2014-11-01
Series:Journal of Social Ontology
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Online Access:https://journalofsocialontology.org/index.php/jso/article/view/6897