Strength of character alone can sustain dramatic commitments

Evidence

Perhaps it is plausible that some people could actually make as dramatic a commitment as Alberich made and then stick with it merely from strength of character or a remarkable capacity for consistency. — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 200

Categorization

  • QUESTION: Worth chasing: does Hardin think inner disposition counts as a trust mechanism at all, or does he reject it as unobservable?