Puzzles about Trust |
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| Authors: | Doran Smolkin |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Kwantlen Polytechnic University;2. Professor Doran Smolkin is a member of the Philosophy Department at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. His areas of research include the nonidentity problem, philosophical analyses of trust and forgiveness, and various problems in medical ethics. |
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| Abstract: | This article is an attempt to deepen our understanding of trust. To this end, several elements frequently present in trust‐relationships are first identified, and then three underappreciated puzzles about trust are described. Next, it is argued that certain leading analyses of trust are unsatisfactory, in part, because they are unable to solve these puzzles succesfully. Finally, an alternative way of thinking about trust is proposed. It is agued that this new way of thinking about trust is both independently plausible and better able to solve these puzzles about trust. |
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