Download or read book Dilemmas of Trust written by Trudy Govier and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1998 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the reasons people trust or distrust each other and the expectations and vulnerabilities that accompany those attitudes. Using examples from daily life, interviews, literature, and film, the author, identified as an "independent philosopher" who has written several books, describes the role of trust in friendship and family, and the connection between self-trust, self-respect, and self-esteem. She then describes strategies for coping with distrust and ways to design workable relationships despite it, and discusses the themes of forgiveness, reconciliation, and restoration of trust. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR