Some Forms of Trust

Three forms of trust: topic-focused trust, general trust, and personal trust are distinguished. Personal trust is argued to be the most fundamental form of trust, deeply connected with the construction of one’s self. Information technology has posed new problems for us in assessing and developing ap...

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Main Author: Willem A. deVries
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-01-01
Series:Information
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2078-2489/2/1/1/
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spelling doaj-4e22d30d40574bee98c39caebbcfd9852020-11-25T00:53:11ZengMDPI AGInformation2078-24892011-01-012111610.3390/info2010001Some Forms of TrustWillem A. deVriesThree forms of trust: topic-focused trust, general trust, and personal trust are distinguished. Personal trust is argued to be the most fundamental form of trust, deeply connected with the construction of one’s self. Information technology has posed new problems for us in assessing and developing appropriate forms of the trust that is central to our personhood. http://www.mdpi.com/2078-2489/2/1/1/trustreliancepersonal relationsbetrayalaffective commitmentsautonomyblind faith
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Some Forms of Trust
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trust
reliance
personal relations
betrayal
affective commitments
autonomy
blind faith
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title Some Forms of Trust
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description Three forms of trust: topic-focused trust, general trust, and personal trust are distinguished. Personal trust is argued to be the most fundamental form of trust, deeply connected with the construction of one’s self. Information technology has posed new problems for us in assessing and developing appropriate forms of the trust that is central to our personhood.
topic trust
reliance
personal relations
betrayal
affective commitments
autonomy
blind faith
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