promise
The promise describes two fundamentally different types of speech acts ,
- a commitment or letter of intent
- something wrongly or incorrectly pronounced: slip of the tongue and especially Freudian slip of the tongue .
Promise as a promise or declaration of intent
The promise is a one-sided promise about a future act or event. It takes place between two or more people in whom (at least) one makes the promise that is directed to the other or the others. Promises, being directed towards future actions, are never completely certain. They are also tied to the relationship of trust and the situation. Although a promise often looks like a unilateral benefit, promises often offer mutual benefit. In many cultures, breaking a promise is viewed as dishonorable. One can promise something without being able to keep it, believing that one can keep it.
- A particularly formal and strict kind of promise are the pledge and the vow , which are often associated with certain initiation rites and concern immaterial things.
- The oath is even stricter if it is geared towards future actions, for example the oath of the flag .
Boy Scout Promise
In the Boy Scout Movement , every individual is committed to the Boy Scouts ' ideals with the Boy Scout Promise.
Religious Promises
In the Catholic Church a distinction is made between temporal and perpetual vows and temporal or perpetual promises, and there are also private vows . The main difference is who is allowed to break such a bond.
literature
- Tobias N. Klass: Promise . In: Gert Ueding (ed.): Historical dictionary of rhetoric . Darmstadt: WBG 1992ff., Vol. 10 (2011), Col. 1402-1411.
See also
Web links
- Allen Habib: Promises. In: Edward N. Zalta (Ed.): Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy .