Trust: The Tacit Demand

1998
ISBN: 978-0-7923-4874-0
Verlag: Springer Netherlands

Buch, Englisch, Band 1, 178 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1000 g

Reihe: Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy

Even though several branches of philosophy meet in the notion of trust, it has nevertheless been largely neglected by mainstream philosophy. Arguably, most existing analyses fail to give a just account of the reality of human experience. The author believes that this is not a coincidence but symptomatic of the irrelevance of received ideas of rationality for crucial areas of human agency. `Individualist' approaches, he argues, can be accused precisely of ignoring fundamental questions about the nature of the individual.
Expanding on the works of Wittgenstein, Winch, and others, in the author demonstrates the conceptual significance of our dependence on others. The discussion stretches over philosophical psychology, epistemology, political philosophy and moral philosophy. The book may be of interest to anyone in philosophy, psychology or the social sciences.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lagerspetz, O.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie: Allgemeines, Methoden
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 A Blind Spot of Philosophy.- 2 Trust and the Mental Life.- 3 Asymmetry.- 4 Does Trust Pay?.- 5 Individuals and Their Relations.- 6 Learning from Others.- 7 Legitimacy.- 8 The Idea of Basic Trust.- 9 The Ethical Demand.- Literature.