Trusting Others, Trusting God

Name: Trusting Others, Trusting God
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Trusting Others, Trusting God is an investigation of the concepts of moral and religious trust. The question of why or how it is rational to trust anyone has been the typical focus of philosophers, with an underlying assumption that trust must be justified. In most cases, trust (even - or perhaps especially religious trust) is portrayed as irration > Trusting Others, Trusting God is an investigation of the concepts of moral and religious trust. The question of why or how it is rational to trust anyone has been the typical focus of philosophers, with an underlying assumption that trust must be justified. In most cases, trust (even - or perhaps especially religious trust) is portrayed as irrational. Sheela Pawar argues that a grammatical investigation of the concept of trust can help rectify this mistreatment. > Contents: Preface; Trust, rationality and utility; Religious trust and utility; Trusting others; suspicion; Trust and primitive reactions; Faith; Secular trust; BibliogrA