The vast expansion of research in human-robot interactions (HRI) these last decades has
been accompanied by the design of increasingly skilled robots for engaging in joint actions …

Joint commitment, the feeling of mutual obligation binding participants in a joint action, is
typically conceptualized as arising by the expression and acceptance of a promise. This …

The phenomenon of commitment is a cornerstone of human social life. Commitments make
individuals' behavior predictable, thereby facilitating the planning and coordination of joint …

In the current debate on the lying-misleading distinction, many theorists distinguish between
lying as insincere assertion and misleading through conveying an untruthful implicature …

Are communicators perceived as committed to what they actually say (what is explicit), or to
what they mean (including what is implicit)? Some research claims that explicit …

Understanding when it is acceptable to interrupt a joint activity is an important part of
understanding what cooperation entails. Philosophical analyses have suggested that we …

What is the effect of source claims (such as “I saw it” or “Somebody told me”) on the
believability of statements, and what mechanisms are responsible for this effect? In this …

According to an influential view, asserting a proposition involves undertaking some
“commitment” to the truth of that proposition. But accounts of what it is for someone to be …

The cultural transmission of technical know-how has proven vital to the success of our
species. The broad diversity of learning contexts and social configurations, as well as the …

In what sense is commitment essential to joint action, and do the participants in a joint action
themselves perceive commitment as essential? Attempts to answer this question have so far …