The Price of Precaution and the Ethics of Risk

by Christian Munthe

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Christian Munthe undertakes an innovative, in-depth philosophical analysis of what the idea of a precautionary principle is and should be about. A novel theory of the ethics of imposing risks is developed and used as a foundation for defending the idea of precaution in environmental and technological policy making against its critics, while at the same time avoiding a number of identified flaws. The theory is shown to have far-reaching practical...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:9400736185

ISBN13:9789400736184

Release Date:July 2013

Publisher:Springer

Length:192 Pages

Weight:0.66 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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