Trust within reason - Hollis, Martin (Cambridge University Press, 1998)
"Based on the inaugural series of A.C. Reid Lectures in philosophy at Wake Forest University"--Title page verso
Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-168) and index
1 - The paradox of trust - Truth, virtue and happiness - The problem of trust - The Enlightenment Trail - Promises, promises: nature's paradoxical task -- - 2 - The perils of prudence - Plan of the book - Fear - Sympathy -- - 3 - The centipede's sting - Three views about moral psychology - Centipedes and backward induction - Conclusion: prudence in peril -- - 4 - A remedy in the judgement and understanding? - Perils of strategic choice - Impartiality and fairness -- - 5 - Fairness and morality - Playing fair with Kant - Contractarians - Morality in trust -- - 6 - All in the game - Prelude: Enlightenment football - The games of social life - Reason and obligation -- - 7 - The bond of society - Problems of coordination - Trust in miniature: teamwork