The problem of trust /

The problem of trust in social relationships was central to the emergence of the modern form of civil society and much discussed by social and political philosophers of the early modern period. Over the past few years, in response to the profound changes associated with postmodernity, trust has retu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Seligman, Adam B., 1954-
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press ©1997.
Online Access:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv1j666qk
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Part One
  • One Trust, Role Segmentation, and Modernity
  • Two Agency, Civility, and the Paradox of Solidarity
  • Three Trust and Generalized Exchange
  • Part Two
  • Four Public and Private in Political Thought
  • Five The Individual, the Rise of Conscience, and the Private Sphere
  • Six Spheres of Value and the Dilemma of Modernity
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.