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The ethics of risk : = ethical analysis in an uncertain world /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	The ethics of risk :/ Sven Ove Hansson, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden.
Reminder of title:	ethical analysis in an uncertain world /
Author:	Hansson, Sven Ove,
Description:	1 online resource (viii, 172 pages)
Subject:	Ethics. -
Online resource:	http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137333650
ISBN:	1137333650 (electronic bk.)

The ethics of risk : = ethical analysis in an uncertain world /
Hansson, Sven Ove,1951-

The ethics of risk :ethical analysis in an uncertain world /Sven Ove Hansson, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden. - 1 online resource (viii, 172 pages)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Uncertainties We Face -- Difficulties for Moral Theories -- Back to Basics -- Reflecting on the Future -- Thinking in Uncertain Terms -- Fair Exchanges of Risk -- Moral Excuses Under Scrutiny.

When is it morally acceptable to expose others to risk? Most moral philosophers have had very little to say in answer to that question, but here is a moral philosopher who puts it at the centre of his investigations. Sven Ove Hansson shows why traditional moral theories are ill suited to deal with risk and uncertainty, and proposes new approaches that can do so much better. The book contains many examples that connect moral philosophy to the practical world of risk management in new ways. This is an important book for moral philosophers as it opens up a new area for ethical investigations. It is equally important for risk analysts and policy makers who need input from moral philosophy in order to deal with the difficult normative issues that arise in decision-making under risk and uncertainty.

ISBN: 1137333650 (electronic bk.)

Source: 669320Palgrave Macmillanhttp://www.palgraveconnect.comSubjects--Topical Terms:

555769
Ethics.
Index Terms--Genre/Form:

554714
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: BJ1031 / .H345 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 170/.42

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