Trust within Reason
Trust within Reason
Martin Hollis
March 1998
Out of stock in print form with no current plan to reprint
Paperback
9780521586818
Does trust grow fragile when people are too rational or when they are not rational enough? Both thoughts are plausible. Which is right depends on how we define "reason." Martin Hollis' elegant and distinctive study argues for an interpretation of "reason" as putting the common good before one's own. This offers a universal reciprocity to people who then choose what reason shall mean for them.
- Hollis a major figure in this area of philosophy
- Of strong appeal to both philosophers and social scientists
- Includes some exploration of Game Theory (economics)
Reviews & endorsements
"[this] book provides a wonderfully clear and entertaining exposition of variants of [the] theme [of] The Prisoner's Dilemma." Judith Baker, Ethics
"Hollis has produced an energetic and interesting book." Mark Owen Webb, Philosophy in Review
Product details
March 1998Paperback
9780521586818
180 pages
217 × 138 × 12 mm
0.215kg
Out of stock in print form with no current plan to reprint
Table of Contents
- 1. The paradox of trust
- 2. The perils of prudence
- 3. The centipede's sting
- 4. A remedy in the judgement and understanding? 5. Fairness and morality
- 6. All in the game
- 7. The bond of society
- 8. Trust in the light of reason.
