Katherine Hawley befasst sich mit tiefgründiger Untersuchung der Natur und des Ursprungs philosophischer Konzepte. Ihre Arbeit konzentriert sich häufig auf grundlegende Fragen der Metaphysik und Erkenntnistheorie. Hawley nähert sich philosophischen Problemen mit analytischer Strenge und einem Bekenntnis zu klarer Argumentation. Sie untersucht, wie unser Weltverständnis durch Sprache und Denken geformt wird.
Philosophy of Science Today offers a state-of-the-art guide to this fast-developing area. An eminent international team of authors covers a wide range of topics at the intersection of philosophy and the sciences, including causation, realism, methodology, epistemology, and the philosophical foundations of physics, biology, and psychology.
Katherine Hawley investigates what trustworthiness means in our lives. We become untrustworthy when we break promises, miss deadlines, or give unreliable information. But we can't be sure about what we can commit to. Hawley examines the social obstacles to trustworthiness, and explores how we can steer between overcommitment and undercommitment.
Katherine Hawley explores the key ideas about trust in this Very Short Introduction. Drawing on a wide range of disciplines including philosophy, psychology, and evolutionary biology, she emphasizes the nature and importance of trusting and being trusted, from our intimate bonds with significant others to our relationship with the state.