Perspectives on Trust in the History of Philosophy
Perspectives on Trust in the History of Philosophy
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What is the importance of trust for human social life? What role does trust play in morality, in political arrangements, and in our attempts to gain knowledge and understand the world? When should we trust others, and when is withholding trust or mistrusting others warranted? While philosophers have recently turned their attention to such questions, they have generally overlooked what important thinkers throughout the history of philosophy have said on the topic of trust. Edited by David Collins, Iris Vidmar Jovanovic, and Mark Alfano, Perspectives on Trust in the History of Philosophy brings together examinations of the views on trust that can be found in several major philosophers, from the ancient world up to the twentieth century and from across the globe. With a focus on the moral and social dimensions of trust, this collection includes perspectives from Chinese, Indian, and African philosophies, and the contributors examine how thinkers such as Confucius, Aristotle, Hobbes, Hume, Smith, Kant, Nietzsche, Løgstrup, and Murdoch have thought about trust and trustworthiness. This book demonstrates that good philosophical work on trust must be historically informed.
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Table of Contents
David Collins
Chapter 1. A Confucian Account of Trustworthiness
Winnie Sung
Chapter 2. Aristotle on Friendship and Trust
Corinne Gartner and Wania Ahmad
Chapter 3. How the Buddha Earns his Disciples’ Trust (According to Some Pali Nikaya Texts)
Antoine Panaïoti
Chapter 4. Mutual Trust and the Foundations of African Communalism
Polycarp Ikuenobe
Chapter 5. Credulity, Diffidence, and Civil Trust in Hobbes
Erfan Xia
Chapter 6. David Hume and Adam Smith on the Nature and Functions of Trust and Trustworthiness
Christel Fricke
Chapter 7. The Obligation to be Trustworthy and the Ability to Trust: An Investigation into Kant’s Scattered Remarks on Trust
Esther Oluffa Pedersen
Chapter 8. Nietzsche on Trust and Mistrust
Mark Alfano
Chapter 9. Løgstrup and the Sovereignty of Trust
Patrick Stokes
Chapter 10. Iris Murdoch: Trust in the World
Silvia Panizza
Product details
| Published | 20 Nov 2023 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 228 |
| ISBN | 9781666931082 |
| Imprint | Lexington Books |
| Illustrations | 2 b/w illustrations |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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