Trust: ..from Socrates to Spin - Couverture rigide

O'Hara, Kieron

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 184046531X ISBN 13 : 9781840465310

Editeur : Icon Books, 2004

Synopsis

From Aristotle to Francis Fukuyama, Machiavelli to Naomi Klein, the Book of Job to Blairite newspeak and from Enron to nanotechnology, Kieron O'Hara presents a lively exploration of trust.



Essential for almost all social interaction, trust holds society together and makes co-operation possible. Ubiquitous, and yet deeply misunderstood, it can take years to build up, and after one false move can disappear overnight. Polls record levels of trust in politicians, businessmen, scientists and others that are at all time lows: a crisis in trust is currently gripping Western culture.



O'Hara moves easily between the great philosophers and sociologists, and the impact of this crisis in our daily lives, animating theory with in-depth case studies, helping us make sense of the daily scares in our newspapers. Is trust declining? Should we be worried? What can we do about it? O'Hara gives few easy answers in this exhilarating ride through politics, literature, philosophy and history.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Kieron O'Hara is a senior research fellow in the Intelligence, Agents and Multimedia Group at the University of Southampton. He is also the author, for Icon, of Plato and the Internet.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Icon Books
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 184046531X
• ISBN 13: 9781840465310
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible