Philosophy and the Precautionary Principle: Science, Evidence, and Environmental Policy - Couverture souple

Steel, Daniel

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1107435099 ISBN 13 : 9781107435094

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2018

Synopsis

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.

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À propos de l'auteur

Daniel Steel is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Michigan State University. He is the author of Across the Boundaries: Extrapolation in Biology and Social Science (2008) and the co-editor (with Francesco Guala) of The Philosophy of Social Science Reader (2011).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1107435099
• ISBN 13: 9781107435094
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 274
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