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Rethinking the BSE Crisis A Study of Scientific Reasoning under Uncertainty /
In 1986, the emergence of a novel brain disease in British cattle presented a unique challenge to scientists. How that challenge was addressed has been the subject of a public inquiry and numerous academic studies conducted to date. However, none of these investigations has sought to examine the rea...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2010.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2010. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto Completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- 1. BSE - A LEAP INTO THE UNKNOWN
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
- 1.3 The BSE Knowledge Problem
- Notes
- 2 THE SCIENTIFIC CHALLENGE
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 The Current Paradigm in Epidemiology
- 2.3 Early Epidemiological Investigations
- Notes
- 3 ARGUING THROUGH UNCERTAINTY
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Presumption and Science
- 3.3 Presumption and Uncertainty Management
- 3.4 Presumption, Reasoning and Fallacies
- Notes
- 4 GOOD ARGUMENTS DURING THE BSE INQUIRY
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 The Early Years: 1986 to 1989
- 4.3 Summary
- Notes
- 5 THE UNRAVELLING OF AN ARGUMENTATIVE STRATEGY
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 The Middle Years: 1989 to 1994
- 5.3 Summary
- Notes
- 6 AN UNCHALLENGEABLE SCIENTIFIC CONSENSUS
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 The Final Years: 1994-1996
- 6.3 Summary
- Notes
- 7 POLITICAL AND COMMERCIAL INTERESTS IN THE BSE INQUIRY
- 7.1 Introduction.-7.2 Reasoning and Non-Scientific Interests in the BSE Inquiry
- 7.3 Summary
- Notes
- 8 LEARNING THE LESSONS OF THE BSE CRISIS
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 A Model of Reasoning in Scientific Inquiry
- 8.3 The Model, Risk Analysis and Public Health Science
- 8.4 Summary
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.