Philosophy and the precautionary principle :: science, evidence, and environmental policy /
Scholars in philosophy, law, economics and other fields have widely debated how science, environmental precaution, and economic interests should be balanced in urgent contemporary problems, such as climate change. One controversial focus of these discussions is the precautionary principle, according...
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Zusammenfassung: | Scholars in philosophy, law, economics and other fields have widely debated how science, environmental precaution, and economic interests should be balanced in urgent contemporary problems, such as climate change. One controversial focus of these discussions is the precautionary principle, according to which scientific uncertainty should not be a reason for delay in the face of serious threats to the environment or health. While the precautionary principle has been very influential, no generally accepted definition of it exists and critics charge that it is incoherent or hopelessly vague. This book presents and defends an interpretation of the precautionary principle from the perspective of philosophy of science, looking particularly at how it connects to decisions, scientific procedures, and evidence. Through careful analysis of numerous case studies, it shows how this interpretation leads to important insights on scientific uncertainty, intergenerational justice, and the relationship between values and policy-relevant science. -- Back cover. |
Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xv, 256 pages .) |
Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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contents | The precaution controversy -- Answering the dilemma objection -- The unity of the precautionary principle -- The historical argument for precaution -- Scientific uncertainty -- Counting the future -- Precautionary science and the value-free ideal -- Values, precaution, and uncertainty factors -- Concluding case studies. |
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spelling | Steel, Daniel, 1970- author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjqvgwGDYPJ6kHfrwFbR4y http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2007180846 Philosophy and the precautionary principle : science, evidence, and environmental policy / Daniel Steel. Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2015. 1 online resource (xv, 256 pages .) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. The precaution controversy -- Answering the dilemma objection -- The unity of the precautionary principle -- The historical argument for precaution -- Scientific uncertainty -- Counting the future -- Precautionary science and the value-free ideal -- Values, precaution, and uncertainty factors -- Concluding case studies. Scholars in philosophy, law, economics and other fields have widely debated how science, environmental precaution, and economic interests should be balanced in urgent contemporary problems, such as climate change. One controversial focus of these discussions is the precautionary principle, according to which scientific uncertainty should not be a reason for delay in the face of serious threats to the environment or health. While the precautionary principle has been very influential, no generally accepted definition of it exists and critics charge that it is incoherent or hopelessly vague. This book presents and defends an interpretation of the precautionary principle from the perspective of philosophy of science, looking particularly at how it connects to decisions, scientific procedures, and evidence. Through careful analysis of numerous case studies, it shows how this interpretation leads to important insights on scientific uncertainty, intergenerational justice, and the relationship between values and policy-relevant science. -- Back cover. English. Precautionary principle Philosophy. Environmental sciences Philosophy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2006007361 Environmental risk assessment. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh93000974 Principe de précaution Philosophie. Sciences de l'environnement Philosophie. Environnement Évaluation du risque. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Infrastructure. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE General. bisacsh Environmental sciences Philosophy fast Environmental risk assessment fast Precautionary principle fast Science Philosophy fast Philosophie gnd Umweltpolitik gnd Vorsorgeprinzip gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4136599-9 Wissenschaftstheorie gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4117665-0 Vorsorgeprinzip. gnd (DE-601)105656240 Print version: Steel, Daniel, 1970- Philosophy and the precautionary principle. Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2015 1107078164 (OCoLC)880861211 |
spellingShingle | Steel, Daniel, 1970- Philosophy and the precautionary principle : science, evidence, and environmental policy / The precaution controversy -- Answering the dilemma objection -- The unity of the precautionary principle -- The historical argument for precaution -- Scientific uncertainty -- Counting the future -- Precautionary science and the value-free ideal -- Values, precaution, and uncertainty factors -- Concluding case studies. Precautionary principle Philosophy. Environmental sciences Philosophy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2006007361 Environmental risk assessment. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh93000974 Principe de précaution Philosophie. Sciences de l'environnement Philosophie. Environnement Évaluation du risque. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Infrastructure. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE General. bisacsh Environmental sciences Philosophy fast Environmental risk assessment fast Precautionary principle fast Science Philosophy fast Philosophie gnd Umweltpolitik gnd Vorsorgeprinzip gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4136599-9 Wissenschaftstheorie gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4117665-0 Vorsorgeprinzip. gnd (DE-601)105656240 |
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title | Philosophy and the precautionary principle : science, evidence, and environmental policy / |
title_auth | Philosophy and the precautionary principle : science, evidence, and environmental policy / |
title_exact_search | Philosophy and the precautionary principle : science, evidence, and environmental policy / |
title_full | Philosophy and the precautionary principle : science, evidence, and environmental policy / Daniel Steel. |
title_fullStr | Philosophy and the precautionary principle : science, evidence, and environmental policy / Daniel Steel. |
title_full_unstemmed | Philosophy and the precautionary principle : science, evidence, and environmental policy / Daniel Steel. |
title_short | Philosophy and the precautionary principle : |
title_sort | philosophy and the precautionary principle science evidence and environmental policy |
title_sub | science, evidence, and environmental policy / |
topic | Precautionary principle Philosophy. Environmental sciences Philosophy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2006007361 Environmental risk assessment. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh93000974 Principe de précaution Philosophie. Sciences de l'environnement Philosophie. Environnement Évaluation du risque. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Infrastructure. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE General. bisacsh Environmental sciences Philosophy fast Environmental risk assessment fast Precautionary principle fast Science Philosophy fast Philosophie gnd Umweltpolitik gnd Vorsorgeprinzip gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4136599-9 Wissenschaftstheorie gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4117665-0 Vorsorgeprinzip. gnd (DE-601)105656240 |
topic_facet | Precautionary principle Philosophy. Environmental sciences Philosophy. Environmental risk assessment. Principe de précaution Philosophie. Sciences de l'environnement Philosophie. Environnement Évaluation du risque. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Infrastructure. SOCIAL SCIENCE General. Environmental sciences Philosophy Environmental risk assessment Precautionary principle Science Philosophy Philosophie Umweltpolitik Vorsorgeprinzip Wissenschaftstheorie Vorsorgeprinzip. |
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