Addressing the Diversity of Risks and Accounting for Systemic Risks: Two Proposals for Improving Clarity in Philosophical Discussions of Risk

The lack of engagement of philosophy with decisions made under conditions of risk and uncertainty has lately received increasing attention. But philosophers have devoted little thought to the development of a conceptual framework for distinguishing different types of risks. This article begins by il...

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Main Author: Bieber, Friedemann (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Peeters [2018]
In: Ethical perspectives
Year: 2018, Volume: 25, Issue: 3, Pages: 363-390
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Risk / Systemic risk / Philosophy / Ethics
RelBib Classification:NCA Ethics
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