Precautionary Reasoning in Environmental and Public Health Policy

Springer Verlag (2021)
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This book fills a gap in the literature on the Precautionary Principle by placing the principle within the wider context of precautionary reasoning and uses philosophical arguments and case studies to demonstrate when it does—and does not—apply. The book invites the reader to take a step back from the controversy surrounding the Precautionary Principle and consider the overarching rationales for responding to threats to the environment or public health. It provides practical guidance and probing insight for the intended audience, including scholars, students, journalists, and policymakers.

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9783030707903   3030707903   3030707938

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Precautionary Reasoning and the Precautionary Principle

In the first four chapters of this book, I have taken the reader on a tour of decision theoryDecision theory and moral theoryMoral theory and examined, critiqued, and defended the precautionary principle . In the first chapter, I made seven key points that form the basis of my approach to precaution... see more

Conclusion

I began this book with some general reflections on how we think about risks, benefits, and precautionsPrecaution. I observed that as individuals we make decisions involving precautionsPrecaution in a variety of situations that we face each day, ranging from deciding whether to drive to work when sno... see more

Genetic Engineering

In this chapter I will apply the PP to ethical and policy issues related to genetic engineering of microbes, plants, animals, and human beings. I will argue that the PP can provide some useful insights into these issues, due to the scientific and morally uncertainty surrounding the consequences of g... see more

Public Health Emergencies

As I write this chapter, the entire world is reeling from the COVID-19COVID-19pandemicPandemic, one of the worst disease outbreaks in modern history. COVID-19 is a respiratory infection caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2SARS-CoV-2 . The pandemic is thought to have started in December 2019 in... see more

Precautionary Reasoning and Decision Theory

Decision theoryDecision theory is the study of how people make rational choices, where rationality is defined as taking effective means to one’s goals and conforming to the rules of logicLogic and axiomsProbabilityaxioms of probability theory . As noted in Chap. 1, this type of rationality, known as... see more

Precautionary Reasoning

Every day we make decisions involving risks, benefits, and precautionsPrecaution. We engage in what I call precautionary reasoningPrecautionary reasoning in a variety of decision-making contextsDecision-makingcontext, including lifestyle choices , financial decisions , health care choices , and publ... see more

Chemical Regulation

Every day we are exposed to thousands of chemicals through contact with the food we eat, the medications we take, the consumer products we use, the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the dust we touch. Most of these chemicals are naturally occurring, but many are man-made.

Dual Use Research in the Biomedical Sciences

Scientific researchScientific research benefits societySociety in many ways. The knowledgeKnowledge generated by science has practical applications in medicine, publicHealthpublichealthPublic health, engineering, industryIndustry, transportation, navigation, communication, educationEducation, public... see more

Precautionary Reasoning and Moral Theory

In the previous chapter, we explored decision-theoretic approaches to precautionary reasoningPrecautionary reasoning and found them wanting. While decision theoryDecision theory offers important insights into making individual and group choices involving risks and benefits, it does not provide use w... see more

The Precautionary Principle

In the previous two chapters, I considered approaches to precautionary reasoningPrecautionary reasoning stemming from decision theoryDecision theory and moral theoryMoral theory.

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