书目名称 | Essentials of Risk Theory |
编辑 | Sabine Roeser,Rafaela Hillerbrand,Martin Peterson |
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概述 | Concise overview of Risk Theory.Contains hyperlinks to the Handbook of Risk Theory: Epistemology, Decision Theory, Ethics, and Social Implications of Risk.Ideal for classroom use?.Includes supplementa |
丛书名称 | SpringerBriefs in Philosophy |
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描述 | Risk has become one of the main topics in fields as diverse as engineering, medicine and economics, and it is also studied by social scientists, psychologists and legal scholars. This Springer Essentials version offers an overview of the in-depth handbook and highlights some of the main points covered in the Handbook of Risk Theory. The topic of risk also leads to more fundamental questions such as: What is risk? What can decision theory contribute to the analysis of risk? What does the human perception of risk mean for society? How should we judge whether a risk is morally acceptable or not? Over the last couple of decades questions like these have attracted interest from philosophers and other scholars into risk theory.This brief offers the essentials of the handbook provides for an overview into key topics in a major new field of research and addresses a wide range of topics, ranging from decision theory, risk perception to ethics and social implications of risk. It aims to promote communication and information among all those who are interested in theoretical issues concerning risk and uncertainty. The Essentials of Risk Theory brings together internationally leading philosophe |
出版日期 | Book 2013 |
关键词 | Decision Theory; Epistemology; Ethical Boundaries of Risk; Ethics of risk; Influence of Risk on Society; |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5455-3 |
isbn_softcover | 978-94-007-5454-6 |
isbn_ebook | 978-94-007-5455-3Series ISSN 2211-4548 Series E-ISSN 2211-4556 |
issn_series | 2211-4548 |
copyright | The Author(s) 2013 |