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Title

Trust in a complex world : enriching community / Charles Heckscher.

Author

Heckscher, Charles C., 1949-

Publication

Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Supplementary Content

• Contributor biographical information
• Publisher description

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Description

ix pages, 306 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

• This title explores current conflicts and confusions of relations and identities, using both general theory and specific cases. It argues that we are at a catalysing moment in a long transition from a community in which the prime rule was tolerance, to one with a commitment to understanding; from one where it was considered wrong to argue about cultural differences, to one where such arguments are essential.
• Can we rebuild trust in a time of increasing conflict and paralysis? Or rather, can we build trust, for the first time, wide and strong enough to bring us together to work on the complex problems of our age? Relations of trust have been weakened over the past century by a historic expansion of communication and cross-cultural interaction, and the advance of complex, fluid relationships. Now the rapid rise of the internet has accelerated the disruption. Many long for the comfort and security of relations in which one knew whom to trust and what to expect; yet at the same time they may embrace the dynamism and creativity that comes from mixing of cultures and perspectives. This book explores current conflicts and confusions of relations and identities, using both general theory and specific cases. It argues that we are at a catalyzing moment in a long transition from a community in which the prime rule was tolerance, to one with a commitment to understanding; from one where it was considered wrong to argue about cultural differences, to one where such arguments are essential. The development of this rich community is essential as well as difficult. Complex societies produce complex challenges, from climate change to inequality to the risk-laden opportunities of bioengineering, that demand collaboration among people with widely varying views. Such brewing crises cannot be worked through without far more deliberate discussion and cooperation, and higher levels of trust, than we have today. This book explores many challenges ahead and suggests some practical directions for resolving them.

Alternative Title

Enriching community

Subjects

• Interpersonal relations and culture
• Trust > Social aspects
• Communities > Social aspects
• Social conflict
• Social interaction

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-293) and index.

Contents

Trust and community -- Past: associational community in the modern era -- Present: the decline of the modern community -- Future emergent: rich community and the interactive sensibility -- Future anticipated: working out the rich community -- Collaboration: working together in a rich community -- The contest for legitimacy -- Conclusion -- Theoretical framework -- Survey.

Call Number

JFE 16-7653

ISBN

• 9780198708551
• 0198708556

LCCN

2015935539

OCLC

909250338

Author

Heckscher, Charles C., 1949- author.

Title

Trust in a complex world : enriching community / Charles Heckscher.

Publisher

Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-293) and index.

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Contributor biographical information

Publisher description

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Research Call Number

JFE 16-7653