Editing Promise (section)

==Philosophy==
Philosophers have tried to establish rules for promises. [[Immanuel Kant]] suggested promises should always be kept, while some [[Consequentialism|consequentialists]] argue that promises should be broken whenever doing so would yield benefits. In ''[[How to Make Good Decisions and Be Right All the Time]]'', [[Iain King]] tried to reconcile these positions, suggesting that promises should be kept 'unless they are worth less to others than a new option is to you,'<ref>''How to Make Good Decisions and Be Right All the Time: Solving the Riddle of Right and Wrong'' (2008), p. 142</ref> and that this requires a relevant, unforeseen and reasonably unforeseeable change in the situation more important than the promise itself arising after the promise is made.<ref>''[[How to Make Good Decisions and Be Right All the Time|How to Make Good Decisions and Be Right All the Time: Solving the Riddle of Right and Wrong]]'' (2008), p. 143</ref>

As opposed to Kant, some Rossian pluralists believe that morality with regards to right and wrong cannot be formalized in writing.<ref>''Moral Rules and Principles.'' (2006), p. 384</ref> In certain circumstances, breaking one's promise may be more beneficial than the cost of keeping it.{{citation needed|date=May 2013}} These moral principles need guidance and good judgments to maximize the benefits of people involved.