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Trust within reason /

Some philosophers hold that trust grows fragile when people become too rational. They advocate a retreat from reason and a return to local, traditional values. Others hold that truly rational people are both trusting and trustworthy. Everything hinges on what we mean by 'reason' and '...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hollis, Martin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. The paradox of trust. Truth, virtue and happiness. The problem of trust. The Enlightenment Trail. Promises, promises: nature's paradoxical task
  • 2. The perils of prudence. Plan of the book. Fear. Sympathy
  • 3. The centipede's sting. Three views about moral psychology. Centipedes and backward induction. Conclusion: prudence in peril
  • 4. A remedy in the judgement and understanding? Perils of strategic choice. Impartiality and fairness
  • 5. Fairness and morality. Playing fair with Kant. Contractarians. Morality in trust
  • 6. All in the game. Prelude: Enlightenment football. The games of social life. Reason and obligation
  • 7. The bond of society. Problems of coordination. Trust in miniature: teamwork.