The Ethics of Risk: Ethical Analysis in an Uncertain World
When is it morally acceptable to expose others to risk? Most moral philosophers have had very little to say in answer to that question, but here is a moral philosopher who puts it at the centre of his investigations
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Palgrave Macmillan
2013
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| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Hansson, Sven Ove, 1951-, The ethics of risk] (2021) (Klimsza, Lucjan)
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| 505 | 8 | 0 | |a Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; Preface; Introduction; Part I Why Risk Is a Problem for Ethics; 1 The Uncertainties We Face; 1.1 Risk; 1.2 Uncertainty; 1.3 Great uncertainty; 1.4 Multi-agent interactions; 1.5 Control; 1.6 Conclusion; 2 Difficulties for Moral Theories; 2.1 The mixture appraisal problem; 2.2 Utilitarianism; 2.3 Deontological theories; 2.4 Rights-based theories; 2.5 Contract theories; 2.6 Conclusion; 3 Back to Basics; 3.1 Delimiting consequences; 3.2 Beyond broad consequences; 3.3 Causality in reality; 3.4 The (d)elusiveness of total consequences |
| 505 | 8 | 0 | |a 3.5 ConclusionPart II Making Prudent Risk Decisions; 4 Reflecting on the Future; 4.1 The foresight argument; 4.2 Specifying the branches; 4.3 The value-base; 4.4 The decision criterion; 4.5 Conclusion; 5 Thinking in Uncertain Terms; 5.1 The proper use of expected utility; 5.2 Uncertainty and moral leeway; 5.3 Uncertainty about probabilities; 5.4 Mere possibilities; 5.5 Conclusion; Part III Solving Conflicts of Risk; 6 Fair Exchanges of Risk; 6.1 A defeasible right; 6.2 Reciprocal risk impositions; 6.3 Justice and equal influence; 6.4 Conclusion; 7 Moral Excuses under Scrutiny |
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