No consistent analytical case exists for trust beyond encapsulated interest

Evidence

In these conflicts, between the jester Rigoletto and the Duke of Mantua and between Iago and his general, Othello, the weaker men turn on the more powerful. That we might not trust those who have power over us, especially when they have little reason to care for us individually, is no surprise. I depend heavily on your favor, while you depend not at all on mine. You can therefore do me substantial harm, while I can do you little or none. The mutual trust that depends on reciprocal relations cannot easily develop in such unequal, nonreciprocal contexts. — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 477 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Mere incentive compatibility is insufficient for trust as encapsulated interest; Major trust theorists claim rational-choice accounts leave something essential out; Power inequalities block trust because the strong lack encapsulated interest (+4 more)

Related

• Power inequalities block trust because the strong lack encapsulated interest (similarity 0.91)
• Mutual trust cannot develop in unequal, nonreciprocal power relations (similarity 0.88)
• Trust is encapsulated interest achievable through many incentive mechanisms (similarity 0.85)
• Trust only arises where opportunistic behavior is genuinely possible (similarity 0.84)
• Instrumental friendliness cannot generate genuine trust (similarity 0.83)
• Loss of positional power can void the sanction backing a trust relationship (similarity 0.83)
• Trust rests on the trusted party’s self-interest, not on their personal character (similarity 0.82)
• Trustworthiness is grounded in the trusted’s interest in maintaining a relationship (similarity 0.82)
• Cooperation fails if no one can knowingly occupy a dependent party (similarity 0.81)
• Voluntary agreement is impossible between parties of unequal power (similarity 0.81)
• Rational trust requires both trusted’s incentives and truster’s knowledge (similarity 0.81)
• Most theories of trust rest on four assumptions irreconcilable with encapsulated interest (similarity 0.81)
• Thick-relationship trust is a special case of encapsulated interest (similarity 0.80)
• Trust requires knowing the other’s incentives to honor it (similarity 0.80)
• Learning-based trust fits the encapsulated-interest model through iterated incentives (similarity 0.80)

Broader Connections

• Power inequalities block trust because the strong lack encapsulated interest #complicates (0.82)
• Mutual trust cannot develop in unequal, nonreciprocal power relations #complicates (0.80) — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 477
• Strong interest-inclusion makes love-based trust broader than ordinary exchange trust #corroborates (0.80)
• Instrumental friendliness cannot generate genuine trust #expands (0.78)
• Trust as knowledge cannot be morally required #expands (0.75) — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 373