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Self-Trust, Autonomy, and Self-Esteem

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2020

Trudy Govier
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Abstract

Self-trust is a necessary condition of personal autonomy and self-respect. Self-trust involves a positive sense of the motivations and competence of the trusted person; a willingness to depend on him or her; and an acceptance of vulnerability. It does not preclude trust in others. A person may be rightly said to have too much self-trust; however core self-trust is essential for functioning as an autonomous human being.

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Hypatia , Volume 8 , Issue 1 , Winter 1993 , pp. 99 - 120
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Copyright © 1993 by Hypatia, Inc.

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