Contract as promise : a theory of contractual obligationPDF电子书下载

1Introduction: The Life of Contract 1

2Contract as Promise 7

Promise 9

The Moral Obligation of Promise 14

What a Promise is Worth 17

Remedies in and around the Promise 21

3Consideration 28

4Answering a Promise: Offer and Acceptance 40

Promises and Vows 41

Acceptance and the Law of Third-Party Beneficiaries 44

The Simple Circuitry of Offer and Acceptance 45

Rejections， Counteroffers， Contracts at a Distance， Crossed Offers 49

Reliance on an Offer 54

5Gaps 57

Mistake， Frustration， and Impossibility 58

Letting the Loss Lie Where It Falls 64

Parallels with General Legal Theory: An Excursion 67

Filling the Gaps 69

6Good Faith 74

“Honesty in Fact” 77

Good Faith in Performance 85

7Duress and Unconscionability 92

Duress 93

Coercion and Rights 95

Property 99

Hard Bargains 103

Unconscionability， Economic Duress， and Social Justice 103

Bad Samaritans 109

8The Importance of Being Right 112

You Can Always Get Your Money Back 113

Conditions 118

Waivers， Forfeitures， Repudiations 123

Notes 135

Index 157