This work examines the concept of trust in the light of virtue theory, and takes our responsibility to be trustworthy as central. Rather than thinking of trust as risk-taking, Potter views it as equally a matter of responsibility-taking. How Can I Be Trusted? illustrates that relations of trust are never independent from considerations of power, and that the trustee has a moral obligation not to exploit the vulnerability of the trusting person. Asking ourselves what we can do to be trustworthy allows us to move beyond adversarial trust relationships and toward a more democratic, just, and peaceful society.
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Nov. 19 2002)
Language : English
Paperback : 256 pages
ISBN-10 : 0742511510
ISBN-13 : 978-0742511514
Item weight : 272 g
Dimensions : 14.99 x 1.3 x 22.66 cm
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