Trust
A Philosophical Study
Seiten
2023
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-885586-6 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-885586-6 (ISBN)
Thomas W. Simpson addresses the fundamental question: why should I trust? He argues that social norms of trustworthiness resolve a tension between the thought that our trust should be based on the evidence you have for someone's trustworthiness, and the thought that someone's word is normally enough to settle for you whether you should trust them.
Trust and trustworthiness are core social phenomena, at the heart of most everyday interactions. Yet they are also puzzling: while it matters to us that we place trust well, trusting people who will not let us down, both also seem to involve morally driven attitudes and behaviours. Confronted by whether I should trust another, this tension creates very practical dilemmas.
In Trust, Thomas Simpson addresses the foundational question, why should I trust? Philosophical treatments of trust have tended to focus on trying to identify what the attitude of trust consists in. Simpson argues that this approach is misguided, giving rise to merely linguistic debates about how the term 'trust' is used. Instead, he focuses attention on the ways that trust is valuable. The answer defended comprises two claims, which at first seem to be in tension. One is a form of evidentialism about trust: normally, your trust should be based on the evidence you have for someone's trustworthiness. But, second, someone's word is normally enough to settle for you whether you should trust them. Social norms of trustworthiness explain why both are normal.
Methodologically innovative, Trust also applies the account , addressing how cultures of trust can be sustained, and the implications of trust in God. While it is a philosophical essay, the book is written in a way that presumes no prior knowledge of philosophy, to be accessible to the scholars from the many disciplines also attracted and puzzled by trust.
Trust and trustworthiness are core social phenomena, at the heart of most everyday interactions. Yet they are also puzzling: while it matters to us that we place trust well, trusting people who will not let us down, both also seem to involve morally driven attitudes and behaviours. Confronted by whether I should trust another, this tension creates very practical dilemmas.
In Trust, Thomas Simpson addresses the foundational question, why should I trust? Philosophical treatments of trust have tended to focus on trying to identify what the attitude of trust consists in. Simpson argues that this approach is misguided, giving rise to merely linguistic debates about how the term 'trust' is used. Instead, he focuses attention on the ways that trust is valuable. The answer defended comprises two claims, which at first seem to be in tension. One is a form of evidentialism about trust: normally, your trust should be based on the evidence you have for someone's trustworthiness. But, second, someone's word is normally enough to settle for you whether you should trust them. Social norms of trustworthiness explain why both are normal.
Methodologically innovative, Trust also applies the account , addressing how cultures of trust can be sustained, and the implications of trust in God. While it is a philosophical essay, the book is written in a way that presumes no prior knowledge of philosophy, to be accessible to the scholars from the many disciplines also attracted and puzzled by trust.
Thomas W. Simpson has been an Associate Professor of Philosophy & Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford, since 2013. He came to Oxford from Cambridge, where he received his degrees (BA, MPhil, PhD) and was a Research Fellow at Sidney Sussex College. He has also held visiting positions at MIT and Notre Dame.
Preface
Contents by section
1: The Value of Trust
2: Trust and Evidence
3: The Virtue of Trustworthiness
4: Assurance and Trust
5: Trust is Normal
6: Cultures of Trust
7: Trust in God
References
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 30.09.2023 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 163 x 240 mm |
| Gewicht | 466 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Erkenntnistheorie / Wissenschaftstheorie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-885586-9 / 0198855869 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-885586-6 / 9780198855866 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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