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

First Author: Ess, Charles M.; Thorseth, May

Attributed to: The Oxford e-Social Science (OeSS) Project: Ethical, Legal and Institutional Responses to Emerging e-Research Infrastructure Policies and Practices funded by ESRC

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Type: Book Chapter

Edition: 2nd Revised edition

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

ISBN: 9781433109232