The problem of trust from philosophical hermeneutics

Authors

  • César Mariñez Sánchez Universidad de Chile

Abstract

The objective of the following article is to observe the performance of philosophical hermeneutics to interpret the problems of trust in our social relations. In the first place, we will identify its foundations to understand through this philosophical tradition its linguistic turns and importance to study the problem of trust (I); Secondly, the problem of trust in contextual relationships will be is analyzed from the idea of ‘language’ and ‘dialogue’ (II). Finally, we will focus on how scientific rationality projects trust or distrust in a world where each time its statements must be committed to human life; (III). This article is relevant because it seeks to revalue philosophy for the analysis of a concept that has been studied mainly from the social sciences. In this sense we rely on philosophical hermeneutics in order to observe its possibilities to conceptualize and analyze trust in contemporary society.

Keywords:

Philosophical hermeneutics, trust, language, science, ethics