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Edited by Sean Watson and Anthony Moran

Trust, Risk and Uncertainty

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Trust, Risk and Uncertainty Edited by

Sean Watson School of Sociology University of the West of England and

Anthony Moran School of Social Sciences La Trobe University

© Editorial matter, selection and introduction © Sean Watson and Anthony Moran 2005 Individual chapters © the authors 2005 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2005 978-1-4039-0699-1 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4LP. Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2005 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS and 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y. 10010 Companies and representatives throughout the world PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin’s Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-51035-1

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DOI 10.1057/9780230506039 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Trust, risk, and uncertainly / edited by Sean Watson and Anthony Moran. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1–4039–0699–8 (cloth) 1. Social ethics. 2. Trust. 3. Risk. 4. Uncertainly. 5. Dilemma. 6. Ethics– Psychological aspects. I. Watson, Sean, 1962– II. Moran, Anthony. HM665.T78 2005 302′.12–dc22

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Contents List of Tables and Figures

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Acknowledgements

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Notes on the Contributors

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Introduction Sean Watson and Anthony Moran

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Part One: The Theory and Philosophy of Trust, Risk and Uncertainty 1 Radical Uncertainty: Human Emotion and Ethical Dilemmas Paul Hoggett 2 Trust, Risk and Identity Simon Thompson 3 Risk, Sensibility, Ethics and Justice in the Later Levinas Peter Jowers 4 Moral Uncertainty, Feminism and Descartes’ Demon Alison Assiter Part Two: Trust, Risk and Uncertainty in Institutions and Organisations 5 Trust, Risk and Expert Systems: Child Protection, Modernity and the (Changing) Management of Life and D

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