Philosophy and the Precautionary Principle: Science, Evidence, and Environmental Policy

ISBN-13: 9781107435094 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 272 str.

Daniel Steel

Opis

This book presents and defends an interpretation of the precautionary principle from the perspective of philosophy of science.

Spis treści

1. The precaution controversy; 2. Answering the dilemma objection; 3. The unity of the precautionary principle; 4. The historical argument for precaution; 5. Scientific uncertainty; 6. Counting the future; 7. Precautionary science and the value-free ideal; 8. Values, precaution, and uncertainty factors; 9. Concluding case studies.