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Philosophical Perspectives on Risk
Techné: Research in Philosophy and Technology 8 (1):10-35 (2004)
Abstract
In non-technical contexts, the word “risk” refers, often rather vaguely, to situations in which it is possible but not certain that some undesirable event will occur. In technical contexts, the word has many uses and specialized meanings. The most common ones are the following.Author's Profile
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