2013, ISBN: 9789400736184

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: Springer Netherland], Christian Munthe undertakes an innovative, in-depth philosophical analysis of what the idea of a precautionary principle is and should be abo… More...

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: Springer Netherland], Christian Munthe undertakes an innovative, in-depth philosophical analysis of what the idea of a precautionary principle is and should be about. A novel theory of the ethics of imposing risks is developed and used as a foundation for defending the idea of precaution in environmental and technological policy making against its critics, while at the same time avoiding a number of identified flaws. The theory is shown to have far-reaching practical conclusions for areas such as bio-, information- and nuclear technology, and global environmental policy in areas such as climate change. The author argues that, while the price we pay for precaution must not be too high, we have to be prepared to pay it in order to act ethically defensible. A number of practical suggestions for precautionary regulation and policy making are made on the basis of this, and some challenges to basic ethical theory as well as consumerist societies, the global political order and liberal democracy are identified...., DE, [SC: 0.00], Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot, 204, [GW: 318g], 2011, Banküberweisung, PayPal, Klarna-Sofortüberweisung, [CT: Sonstiges / Sonstiges]<

2013, ISBN: 9789400736184

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: Springer Netherland], Christian Munthe undertakes an innovative, in-depth philosophical analysis of what the idea of a precautionary principle is and should be abo… More...

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: Springer Netherland], Christian Munthe undertakes an innovative, in-depth philosophical analysis of what the idea of a precautionary principle is and should be about. A novel theory of the ethics of imposing risks is developed and used as a foundation for defending the idea of precaution in environmental and technological policy making against its critics, while at the same time avoiding a number of identified flaws. The theory is shown to have far-reaching practical conclusions for areas such as bio-, information- and nuclear technology, and global environmental policy in areas such as climate change. The author argues that, while the price we pay for precaution must not be too high, we have to be prepared to pay it in order to act ethically defensible. A number of practical suggestions for precautionary regulation and policy making are made on the basis of this, and some challenges to basic ethical theory as well as consumerist societies, the global political order and liberal democracy are identified...., DE, [SC: 0.00], Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot, 204, [GW: 318g], 2011, Banküberweisung, PayPal, Klarna-Sofortüberweisung, [CT: Sonstiges / Sonstiges]<

2013, ISBN: 9789400736184

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: Springer Netherland], Christian Munthe undertakes an innovative, in-depth philosophical analysis of what the idea of a precautionary principle is and should be abo… More...

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: Springer Netherland], Christian Munthe undertakes an innovative, in-depth philosophical analysis of what the idea of a precautionary principle is and should be about. A novel theory of the ethics of imposing risks is developed and used as a foundation for defending the idea of precaution in environmental and technological policy making against its critics, while at the same time avoiding a number of identified flaws. The theory is shown to have far-reaching practical conclusions for areas such as bio-, information- and nuclear technology, and global environmental policy in areas such as climate change. The author argues that, while the price we pay for precaution must not be too high, we have to be prepared to pay it in order to act ethically defensible. A number of practical suggestions for precautionary regulation and policy making are made on the basis of this, and some challenges to basic ethical theory as well as consumerist societies, the global political order and liberal democracy are identified...., DE, [SC: 0.00], Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot, 204, [GW: 318g], 2011, Banküberweisung, PayPal, [CT: Sonstiges / Sonstiges]<

2013, ISBN: 9789400736184

Springer, Taschenbuch, Auflage: 2011, 204 Seiten, Publiziert: 2013-07-15T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, Hersteller-Nr.: biography, 0.65 kg, Recht, Kategorien, Bücher, Ethik, Philosophie,… More...

Springer, Taschenbuch, Auflage: 2011, 204 Seiten, Publiziert: 2013-07-15T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, Hersteller-Nr.: biography, 0.65 kg, Recht, Kategorien, Bücher, Ethik, Philosophie, Sozialwissenschaft, Risikomanagement, Kosten & Controlling, Business & Karriere, Umweltwissenschaft, Naturwissenschaft & Mathematik, Fachbücher, Umwelt & Ökologie, Naturwissenschaften & Technik, Biowissenschaften, Politikwissenschaft, Politik & Geschichte, Taschenbücher, Fremdsprachige Bücher, Englische Bücher, Springer, 2013<

2013, ISBN: 9789400736184

Trade paperback, New., Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 192 p. Contains: Unspecified. International Library of Ethics, Law and Technology, 6., Dordrecht, [PU: Springer]