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Trust is pervasive in our lives. Both our simplest actions - like buying a coffee, or crossing the street - as well as the functions of large collective institutions - like those of corporations and nation states - would not be possible without it. Yet only in the last several decades has trust started to receive focused attention from philosophers as a specific topic of investigation. The Routledge Handbook of Trust and Philosophy brings together 31 never-before published chapters, accessible for both students and researchers, created to cover the most salient topics in the various theories of trust. The Handbook is broken up into three sections:
I. What is Trust?
II. Whom to Trust?
III. Trust in Knowledge, Science, and Technology
The Handbook is preceded by a foreword by Maria Baghramian, an introduction by volume editor Judith Simon, and each chapter includes a bibliography and cross-references to other entries in the volume.
List of contents
Part I: What is Trust? 1. Questioning Trust 2. Trust and Trustworthiness 3. Trust and Distrust 4. Trust and Epistemic Injustice 5. Trust and Epistemic Responsibility 6. Trust and Authority 7. Trust and Reputation 8 Trust and Reliance 9. Trust and Belief 10. Trust and Disagreement 11. Trust and Will 12. Trust and Emotion 13. Trust and Cooperation 14. Trust and Game Theory 15. Trust: Perspectives in Sociology 16. Trust: Perspectives in Psychology 17. Trust: Perspectives in Cognitive Science Part II: Whom to Trust? 18. Self-Trust 19. Interpersonal Trust 20. Trust in Institutions and Governance 21. Trust in Law 22. Trust in Economy 23. Trust in Artificial Agents 24. Trust in Robots Part III: Trust in Knowledge, Science, and Technology 25. Trust and Testimony 26. Trust and Distributed Epistemic Labor 27. Trust in Science 28. Trust in Medicine 29. Trust and Food Biotechnology 30. Trust in Nanotechnology 31. Trust and Information and Communication Technologies
About the author
Judith Simon is Full Professor for Ethics in Information Technologies at the Universität Hamburg, Germany, and member of the German Ethics Council.
Summary
The Routledge Handbook of Trust and Philosophy brings together 31 never before published chapters, accessible for both students and researchers, created to cover the most salient topics in the various theories of trust.
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"This terrific book provides an authoritative guide to recent philosophical work on trust, including its entanglements with justice and power. Excitingly, it also demonstrates how such work can engage deeply with urgent practical questions of trust in social institutions and emerging technologies. A major landmark for trust research within philosophy and beyond."Katherine Hawley, St. Andrews University
"This Handbook contains insightful analyses of a variety of pressing issues about trust. There are nuanced assessments of the impact of sociopolitical biases on trust, interesting discussions about the interrelation between trust and technology, and careful reflections on people’s trust – and distrust – in experts, institutions, and office-holders. All the while, the volume covers perennial problems about trust in philosophy. It’s a must-read both for people who are new to this literature and for those who’ve long been acquainted with it."Carolyn McLeod, Western University, Canada
"Trust is a key issue in all parts of social life, including politics, science, everyday interaction, or family life. Accordingly, there is a vast literature on the topic. Unfortunately, this literature is distributed over many disciplines. Significant advances in one field take years if not decades to reach other fields. This important anthology breaks down these barriers and allows for fruitful and efficient exchange of results across all specializations. It is timely, well done and original. It will be required reading for specialists and students for the next decade." Martin Kusch, University of Vienna
