What is this Project About?

Trust and distrust have been topics of interest in political science, economics, organizational leadership, and similar fields for many decades. Though attention has been paid to these topics in philosophy as well, it is only fairly recently that trust and distrust have been attended to explicitly and at length by philosophers. In this literature, a wide range of topics are being explored, from the nature of trust and trustworthiness to when trust or distrust is warranted, and from the role of epistemic trust to the importance of distrust for democratic politics.

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Which Fellows are Involved in this Project?

The research fellows involved in this project are Susan Dieleman and Trudy Govier.

What Are Some Sample Outputs of this Project?

Dilemmas of Trust by Trudy Govier, published by McGill-Queen’s University Press (1998).

Social Trust and Human Communities by Trudy Govier, published by McGill-Queen’s University Press (1997).

What are Some Works-In-Progress Associated with this Project?

Forthcoming:

The Philosophy of Trust Database (coming soon)

In Progress:

The Philosophy of Trust Database (coming soon)

Book project on Trust and Extremism.

How to Become Involved

If you want to become involved in this project, check out out the opportunities-tab and get in touch with Susan Dieleman at susan.dieleman@uleth.ca