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The variety of approaches to the concept of trust in philosophy
reflects the fact that our worries are diverse, from the Hobbesian
concern for the possibility of rational cooperation to
Wittgenstein's treatment of the place of trust in knowledge. To
speak of trust is not only to describe human action but also to
take a perspective on it and to engage with it. Olli Lagerspetz
breathes new life into the philosophical debate by showing how
questions about trust are at the centre of any in-depth analyses of
the nature of human agency and human rationality and that these
issues, in turn, lie at the heart of philosophical ethics. Ideal
for those grappling with these issues for the first time, Trust,
Ethics and Human Reason provides a thorough and impassioned
assessment of the concept of trust in moral philosophy.
This book highlights the recent re-emergence of Edward
Westermarck's work in modern approaches to morality and altruism,
examining his importance as one of the founding fathers of
anthropology and as a moral relativist, who identified our moral
feelings with biologically-evolved retributive emotions.
Questioning the extent to which current debates on the relationship
between biology and morality are similar to those in which
Westermarck himself was involved, the authors ask what can be
learnt from his arguments and from the criticism that he
encountered. Drawing on Westermarck's manuscripts and papers as
well as his published work, the authors show the importance of
situating debates, whether modern or classical, in their correct
methodological and philosophical context. This volume is a rigorous
assessment of the ways in which morality is connected with human
biological nature. It plays close attention to the development of
debates in this field and will appeal to scholars of sociology,
anthropology and philosophy.
This book highlights the recent re-emergence of Edward
Westermarck's work in modern approaches to morality and altruism,
examining his importance as one of the founding fathers of
anthropology and as a moral relativist, who identified our moral
feelings with biologically-evolved retributive emotions.
Questioning the extent to which current debates on the relationship
between biology and morality are similar to those in which
Westermarck himself was involved, the authors ask what can be
learnt from his arguments and from the criticism that he
encountered. Drawing on Westermarck's manuscripts and papers as
well as his published work, the authors show the importance of
situating debates, whether modern or classical, in their correct
methodological and philosophical context. This volume is a rigorous
assessment of the ways in which morality is connected with human
biological nature. It plays close attention to the development of
debates in this field and will appeal to scholars of sociology,
anthropology and philosophy.
The variety of approaches to the concept of trust in philosophy
reflects the fact that our worries are diverse, from the Hobbesian
concern for the possibility of rational cooperation to
Wittgenstein's treatment of the place of trust in knowledge. To
speak of trust is not only to describe human action but also to
take a perspective on it and to engage with it. Olli Lagerspetz
breathes new life into the philosophical debate by showing how
questions about trust are at the centre of any in-depth analyses of
the nature of human agency and human rationality and that these
issues, in turn, lie at the heart of philosophical ethics. Ideal
for those grappling with these issues for the first time, Trust,
Ethics and Human Reason provides a thorough and impassioned
assessment of the concept of trust in moral philosophy.
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