{"product_id":"risk-philosophical-perspectives-paperback","title":"Risk: Philosophical Perspectives - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Lewens\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow can we determine an acceptable level of risk? Should these decisions be made by experts, or by the people they affect? How should safety and security be balanced against other goods, such as liberty? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first collection to examine the philosophical dimensions of these pressing practical problems. Leading scholars exploring the full range of philosophical implications of risk, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003erisk and ethics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003erisk and rationality\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003erisk and scientific expertise\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003erisk and lay knowledge\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe objectivity of risk assessment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003erisk and the precautionary principle\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003erisk and terror.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith contributions from Carl F. Cranor, Sven Ove Hansson, Martin Kusch, Tim Lewens, D.H. Mellor, Adam Morton, Stephen Perry, Martin Peterson, Alan Ryan, Per Sandin, Cass R. Sunstein and Jonathan Wolff; this collection is essential reading, not only for philosophers and researchers in legal, economic and environmental studies, but for those seeking to gain a better understanding of the decisions we must make as concerned citizens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTim Lewens\u003c\/strong\u003e 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).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 234\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9.15 x 6.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 11, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47345340317945,"sku":"9780415422840","price":90.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/ai9YKzNzUlJCRkdNUUhRakhDNGt0dz09.webp?v=1769742682","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/risk-philosophical-perspectives-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}