A Question of Trust
Subtitle: The BBC Reith Lectures 2002 (BBC Reith Lectures)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: July 1, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 108
ISBN-13: 9780521529969
Subjects: Business ethics; Ethics & Moral Philosophy; Medical ethics; Social & political philosophy; Social institutions; Politics / Current Events; Philosophy; History & Theory - General; Political; Philosophy / General; Logic
First sentence: Confucius told his disciple Tzu-kung that three things are needed for government: weapons, food and trust.
Description: "We say we can no longer trust our public services, institutions or the people who run them. The professionals we have to rely on - politicians, doctors, scientists, businessmen and many others - are treated with suspicion. Their word is doubted, their motives questioned. Whether real or perceived, this crisis of trust has a debilitating impact on society and democracy. Can trust be restored by making people and institutions more accountable? Or do complex systems of accountability and control themselves damage trust? Onora O'Neill challenges current approaches, investigates sources of deception in our society and re-examines questions of press freedom. This year's Reith Lectures present a philosopher's view of trust and deception, and ask whether and how trust can be restored in a modern democracy."--Jacket.