Trusting Others, Trusting God
Concepts of Belief, Faith and Rationality
Seiten
2009
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-7546-4052-3 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-7546-4052-3 (ISBN)
The question of why or how it is rational to trust anyone has been the typical focus of philosophers, with an underlying assumption that trust must be justified. In most cases, trust is portrayed as irrational. The author argues that a grammatical investigation of the concept of trust can help rectify this mistreatment.
Trusting Others, Trusting God is an investigation of the concepts of moral and religious trust. The question of why or how it is rational to trust anyone has been the typical focus of philosophers, with an underlying assumption that trust must be justified. In most cases, trust (even - or perhaps especially religious trust) is portrayed as irrational. Sheela Pawar argues that a grammatical investigation of the concept of trust can help rectify this mistreatment.
Trusting Others, Trusting God is an investigation of the concepts of moral and religious trust. The question of why or how it is rational to trust anyone has been the typical focus of philosophers, with an underlying assumption that trust must be justified. In most cases, trust (even - or perhaps especially religious trust) is portrayed as irrational. Sheela Pawar argues that a grammatical investigation of the concept of trust can help rectify this mistreatment.
Sheela Pawar is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at California State University, Dominguez Hills, California, USA
Contents: Preface; Trust, rationality and utility; Religious trust and utility; Trusting others; suspicion; Trust and primitive reactions; Faith; Secular trust; Bibliography; Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 28.10.2009 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 476 g |
| Themenwelt | Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7546-4052-3 / 0754640523 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7546-4052-3 / 9780754640523 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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