About this book series
This series presents interdisciplinary publications on trust. Trust is one of those rich concepts that have various meanings, some strong, others weak, some straightforward, others subtle. For instance, tryst, a medieval English word, means, in the context of a hare-hunt, the hunter who waits at the fringe of the forest to kill hares with a stick when they are driven out by big noises made by other hunters inside the forest. On the other hand, when one says, I trust that it will be fine tomorrow, its meaning is not strong.
More conceptually, trust is known as something that can be most useful in minimizing the costs of misunderstanding and transactions when the goal is to forge bridges and enhance bonds, launch joint undertakings, or establish reciprocal relationships. Without societies based on trust, sustained prosperity is far more difficult to achieve. The concept of trust is also very useful in understanding the propensity to take initiatives, to avoid risks, to enter into or withdraw from collaborations, and to shape and share values, norms and rules.
This series examines the meaning and its probable consequences of trust or distrust in various settings from various academic disciplines, not necessarily overtly confined to that of philosophy. Specialists of geography, anthropology, biology, neuroscience, sociology, political science and philosophy can venture to pen a volume from their respective angles. The resulting books will be both enlightening and enjoyable reading. This series welcomes proposals in these broad areas all over the world.
- Electronic ISSN
- 2509-7903
- Print ISSN
- 2509-7679
- Editor-in-Chief
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- Takashi Inoguchi
- Series Editor
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- Mariko Hasegawa,
- Tatsuya Kameda,
- John Keane,
- Taiki Takahashi,
- Ezra Vogel
Book titles in this series
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Poor Quality Pharmaceuticals in Global Public Health
- Authors:
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- Satoru Kimura
- Yasuhide Nakamura
- Copyright: 2020
Available Renditions
- Hard cover
- Soft cover
- eBook
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The Development of Global Legislative Politics
Rousseau and Locke Writ Global
- Authors:
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- Takashi Inoguchi
- Lien Thi Quynh Le
- Copyright: 2020
Available Renditions
- Hard cover
- Soft cover
- eBook
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Science of Societal Safety
Living at Times of Risks and Disasters
- Editors:
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- Seiji Abe
- Mamoru Ozawa
- Yoshiaki Kawata
- Open Access
- Copyright: 2019
Available Renditions
- Hard cover
- eBook
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Trust with Asian Characteristics
Interpersonal and Institutional
- Editors:
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- Takashi Inoguchi
- Yasuharu Tokuda
- Copyright: 2017
Available Renditions
- Hard cover
- Soft cover
- eBook