Risk: Philosophical Perspectives
Author:   Tim Lewens (University of Cambridge, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415422833


Pages:   234
Publication Date:   11 May 2007
Format:   Hardback
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Risk: Philosophical Perspectives


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Author:   Tim Lewens (University of Cambridge, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.498kg
ISBN:  

9780415422833


ISBN 10:   0415422833
Pages:   234
Publication Date:   11 May 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Risk and Philosophy 1. Risk and Ethics 2. Towards a Non-Consequentialist Approach to Acceptable Risks 3. What is the Value of Preventing a Fatality? 4. On Multi-Attribute Risk Analysis 5. Great Expectations 6. Common Sense Precaution and Varieties of the Precautionary Principle 7. Acting Under Risk 8. Towards a Political Philosophy of Risk: Experts and Publics in Deliberative Democracy 9. Moral Heuristics and Risk 10. Risk and Terrorism 11. Risk, Harm, Interests, and Rights

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Tim Lewens is Senior Lecturer in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge. He is the author of Organisms and Artifacts (2004) and Darwin (Routledge, 2006).

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