| How Can I Be Trusted?: A Virtue Theory of Trustworthiness Contributor(s): Potter, Nancy Nyquist (Author) |
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ISBN: 0742511502 ISBN-13: 9780742511507 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $151.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2002 Annotation: 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. Her work illustrates that relations of trust are never independent from considerations of power, and that 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Self-help | Personal Growth - Happiness - Philosophy |
| Dewey: 179.9 |
| LCCN: 2002008056 |
| Series: Feminist Constructions |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 9.1" (0.90 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |