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Trust is essential to human society and the good life. At the same time, citizens of developed countries spend more and more time in virtual environments. This collection asks how far virtual environments, especially those affiliated with ÇWeb 2.0È, challenge and foster trust? The book's early chapters establish historical, linguistic, and philosophical foundations for key concepts of trust, embodiment, virtuality, and virtual worlds. Four philosophers then analyze how trust - historically in

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Bibliographic Information

Type: Book Chapter

Edition: 2nd Revised edition

Book Title: Trust and Virtual Worlds: Contemporary Perspectives (2011)

ISBN: 9781433109232