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committing
Instances of this
Class
commit the
agent
to some future course of action. For example, Bob promised Susan that he would be home by 11pm.
Relationships
Parents
linguistic communication
A
Communication
that involves the transfer of information via a
LinguisticExpression
.
Children
closing contract
Completing a
Contract
of some sort, e.g. the purchase of a house, closing a business deal, etc.
offering
The subclass of
Committing
in which a
CognitiveAgent
offers something
Physical
to another agent. Offerings may be unconditional (in which case they are a promise to effect a
UnilateralGiving
) or conditional (in which case they are a promise to effect a
Transaction
of some sort).
reserving
Reserving
is a type of
Committing
that dedicates a specific object or service to a destination resource or service for a specific time interval
signing an agreement
SigningAnAgreement
is the class of actions in which an agent affixes a signature, stamp, or other evidence of authorization or attestation to a document. The document and signature may be electronic. Signings count as
SocialInteraction
s even if done in private, because their significance derives from a social context.
threatening
Any
Committing
where the thing promised is something that is deemed undesirable by the
destination
of the
Committing
.
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