Is Divorce Promise-Breaking?

Ethical Theory and Moral Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-39

  Brake, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Divorce; Ethics; Love; Marriage; Promises

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951769908     PISSN: 13862820     EISSN: 15728447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10677-009-9217-z     Document Type: Article

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