Abstract

This article gives an analysis of Rational Social Normative Trust (RSNTR), viz. Rational Genuine Trust. Here trust is seen from a subjective, first-person point of view, and concerns a person’s subjectively rational trust in another person vis-à-vis his performance of an action. The theory, and a required Trust context (Y), both consisting of necessary and sufficient conditions, are defended, as to their crucial parts. This account of trust is compared to a notion of Rational Predictive “Trust,” the latter claimed to be like a prediction that one “falls into,” but being far from Rational Genuine Trust that arises from a relationship of mutual respect for the other party’s right to be accommodated in this specific case. The expectation of having this right respected is grounded in mutual experiences, through time, of what each party is granted by the other. Themes like “Subjective rationality and “A Basic moral We-perspective,” are discussed, while other topics like, “Cooperation and Trust,” “A Collective’s trust in a Collective,” “Thick and Thin Genuine trust,” “Basic trust,” and “General trust” are just touched upon.