Is it Rational to Trust?

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Philosophy Compass 8 (1):1-14 (2013)
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It is common in popular depictions to portray the attitude of trusting and the norms associated with rationality as standing in some kind of tension. In this article, we suggest a way of capturing this tension, and explore some recent attempts at resolving it.

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10.1111/j.1747-9991.2012.00533.x

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Jeremy Wanderer
University of Massachusetts, Boston
Leo Townsend
University of Southampton

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