The notion of trust in philosophical psychology

Olli Lagerspetz

pp. 95-117

in: Lilli Alanen, Sara Heinämaa, Thomas Wallgren (eds), Commonality and particularity in ethics, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 1997

Abstract

Trust does not fall neatly into the traditional categories of the philosophy of mind. Perhaps this is why it has not been a favourite topic of professional philosophers. Of course, this could as well be a reason why one should be interested. Admittedly, the times are changing;¹ but there still seems to be a lot of confusion about how to fit trust into a more general account of human action.