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Perspectives on Trust in the History of Philosophy

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What is the importance of trust for human social life? What role does trust play in morality, in political arrangements, and in our attempts to gain knowledge and understand the world? When should we trust others, and when is withholding trust or mistrusting others warranted? While philosophers have recently turned their attention to such questions, they have generally overlooked what important thinkers throughout the history of philosophy have said on the topic of trust. Edited by David Collins, Iris Vidmar Jovanovic, and Mark Alfano, Perspectives on Trust in the History of Philosophy brings together examinations of the views on trust that can be found in several major philosophers, from the ancient world up to the twentieth century and from across the globe. With a focus on the moral and social dimensions of trust, this collection includes perspectives from Chinese, Indian, and African philosophies, and the contributors examine how thinkers such as Confucius, Aristotle, Hobbes, Hume, Smith, Kant, Nietzsche, Logstrup, and Murdoch have thought about trust and trustworthiness. This book demonstrates that good philosophical work on trust must be historically informed.
David Collins is postdoctoral researcher in the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Oxford. Iris Vidmar Jovanovic is associate professor and chair in aesthetics in the Department of Philosophy, University of Rijeka. Mark Alfano is associate professor of philosophy at Macquarie University.
Introduction David Collins Chapter 1. A Confucian Account of Trustworthiness Winnie Sung Chapter 2. Aristotle on Friendship and Trust Corinne Gartner and Wania Ahmad Chapter 3. How the Buddha Earns his Disciples' Trust (According to Some Pali Nikaya Texts) Antoine Panaioti Chapter 4. Mutual Trust and the Foundations of African Communalism Polycarp Ikuenobe Chapter 5. Credulity, Diffidence, and Civil Trust in Hobbes Erfan Xia Chapter 6. David Hume and Adam Smith on the Nature and Functions of Trust and Trustworthiness Christel Fricke Chapter 7. The Obligation to be Trustworthy and the Ability to Trust: An Investigation into Kant's Scattered Remarks on Trust Esther Oluffa Pedersen Chapter 8. Nietzsche on Trust and Mistrust Mark Alfano Chapter 9. Logstrup and the Sovereignty of Trust Patrick Stokes Chapter 10. Iris Murdoch: Trust in the World Silvia Panizza
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