How To Be Trustworthy

How To Be Trustworthy explores what trustworthiness means in our lives and the dilemmas which arise if we value trustworthiness in an uncertain world. We don’t always know whether we will be able to keep our promises, or whether we have reliable information to pass along. In the face of such uncertainty, trustworthiness directs us towards cautious withdrawal. But people who are constantly hedging their bets and avoiding commitment do not make good friends, colleagues, or parents. So trustworthiness can create tricky choices. And the more uncertainty we encounter - the more unstable or difficult our lives are - the more often we face such tricky choices. Katherine Hawley draws upon philosophical concepts in order to show how these ideas can illuminate everyday problems with social significance.