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The philosophy of trust / edited by Paul Faulkner and Thomas Simpson.

Contributor(s): Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017Edition: First editionDescription: vi, 299 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0198732546
  • 9780198732549
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 121 FAU
Contents:
1. Introduction / Thomas Simpson -- 2. Empowering Theory of Trust / Philip Pettit -- 3. Trust as a Second-Personal Attitude (of the Heart) / Stephen Darwall -- 4. On the Risks of Resting Assured: An Assurance Theory of Trust / Edward S. Hinchman -- 5. Betraying Trust / Collin O'Neil -- 6. 'But I Was Counting On You!' / Karen Jones -- 7. Problem of Trust / Paul Faulkner -- 8. Trust and Collective Agency / Bernd Lahno -- 9. Trust as a Two-Place Relation / Richard Holton -- 10. Deciding to Trust / Benjamin McMyler -- 11. Trust and Evidence / Thomas Simpson -- 12. Being Pragmatic about Trust / Philip J. Nickel -- 13. Trusting a Promise and Other Things / David Owens -- 14. Trustworthy Groups and Organizations / Katherine Hawley -- 15. Faith in Kant / Guy Longworth -- 16. `Trust is Basic': Løgstrup on the Priority of Trust / Robert Stern.
Summary: Trust is central to our social lives and trusting relations are themselves of great value. In trusting others, we realise distinctive forms of value. What are these forms of value, and how is trust central to our lives? These questions are explored and developed in this volume, which collects fifteen new essays on the philosophy of trust.-- Provided by Publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction / Thomas Simpson -- 2. Empowering Theory of Trust / Philip Pettit -- 3. Trust as a Second-Personal Attitude (of the Heart) / Stephen Darwall -- 4. On the Risks of Resting Assured: An Assurance Theory of Trust / Edward S. Hinchman -- 5. Betraying Trust / Collin O'Neil -- 6. 'But I Was Counting On You!' / Karen Jones -- 7. Problem of Trust / Paul Faulkner -- 8. Trust and Collective Agency / Bernd Lahno -- 9. Trust as a Two-Place Relation / Richard Holton -- 10. Deciding to Trust / Benjamin McMyler -- 11. Trust and Evidence / Thomas Simpson -- 12. Being Pragmatic about Trust / Philip J. Nickel -- 13. Trusting a Promise and Other Things / David Owens -- 14. Trustworthy Groups and Organizations / Katherine Hawley -- 15. Faith in Kant / Guy Longworth -- 16. `Trust is Basic': Løgstrup on the Priority of Trust / Robert Stern.

Trust is central to our social lives and trusting relations are themselves of great value. In trusting others, we realise distinctive forms of value. What are these forms of value, and how is trust central to our lives? These questions are explored and developed in this volume, which collects fifteen new essays on the philosophy of trust.-- Provided by Publisher.