Book contents
- Philosophy and the Precautionary Principle
- Philosophy and the Precautionary Principle
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figure and tables
- Preface
- Chapter 1 The precaution controversy
- Chapter 2 Answering the dilemma objection
- Chapter 3 The unity of the precautionary principle
- Chapter 4 The historical argument for precaution
- Chapter 5 Scientific uncertainty
- Chapter 6 Counting the future
- Chapter 7 Precautionary science and the value-free ideal
- Chapter 8 Values, precaution, and uncertainty factors
- Chapter 9 Concluding case studies
- Appendix
- References
- Index
Chapter 2 - Answering the dilemma objection
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 October 2014
- Philosophy and the Precautionary Principle
- Philosophy and the Precautionary Principle
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figure and tables
- Preface
- Chapter 1 The precaution controversy
- Chapter 2 Answering the dilemma objection
- Chapter 3 The unity of the precautionary principle
- Chapter 4 The historical argument for precaution
- Chapter 5 Scientific uncertainty
- Chapter 6 Counting the future
- Chapter 7 Precautionary science and the value-free ideal
- Chapter 8 Values, precaution, and uncertainty factors
- Chapter 9 Concluding case studies
- Appendix
- References
- Index
Summary
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- Philosophy and the Precautionary PrincipleScience, Evidence, and Environmental Policy, pp. 17 - 43Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014