Routledge Handbook of Trust and Philosophy

<p>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. <i>The Routledge Handbook of Trust and Philosophy</i> 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 <i>Handbook</i> is broken up into three sections:</p><p>I. What is Trust?</p><p>II. Whom to Trust?</p><p>III. Trust in Knowledge Science and Technology</p><p>The <i>Handbook </i>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.</p>