TRUST : a very short introduction /
Katherine Hawley.
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012 .
- 121 p. ; 18 cm.
- Very short introductions ; n.325 .
- Very short introductions ; 325. .
Includes bibliographical references (115-118) and index.
1. What are trust and distrust? -- 2. Why trust and trustworthiness matter -- 3. Evolving trust and cooperation -- 4. Take the money and run -- 5. Honesty and dishonesty -- 6. Knowledge and expertise -- 7. Trust on the internet -- 8. Institutions, conspiracies, and nations.
Katherine Hawley explores the key ideas about trust in this Very Short Introduction. Drawing on a wide range of disciplines including philosophy, psychology, and evolutionary biology, she emphasizes the nature and importance of trusting and being trusted, from our intimate bonds with significant others to our relationship with the state.