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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom :
Cambridge University Press,
2015.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 256 pages .) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781316073971 1316073971 1316076342 9781316076347 9781139939652 1139939653 9781322177175 1322177171 9781316083437 1316083438 9781316055069 131605506X 9781316057438 1316057437 1107435099 9781107435094 1316081079 9781316081075 1316071618 9781316071618 |