The Political Theories of Risk Analysis (The International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics, 4, Band 4) - gebonden uitgave, pocketboek

EAN (ISBN-13): 9781402028816
ISBN (ISBN-10): 1402028814
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Verschijningsjaar: 2005
Uitgever: Springer
206 Bladzijden
Gewicht: 0,467 kg
Taal: eng/Englisch

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ISBN/EAN: 9781402028816

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Auteur van het boek: john rawls
Titel van het boek: theories ethics, political theories risk analysis, international ethics, food ethics, the political, agricultural environmental ethics

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Gegevens van de uitgever

Auteur: Nicholas P. Guehlstorf
Titel: The International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics; The Political Theories of Risk Analysis
Uitgeverij: Springer; Springer Netherland
200 Bladzijden
Verschijningsjaar: 2004-12-08
Dordrecht; NL
Taal: Engels
106,99 € (DE)
109,99 € (AT)
118,00 CHF (CH)
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BB; Hardcover, Softcover / Geowissenschaften; Umwelt; Verstehen; Environmental; Hobbes; John Locke; John Rawls; biotechnology; democratic; liberalism; politics; Environmental Sciences; Political Science; Political Philosophy; Politikwissenschaft und politische Theorie; Soziale und politische Philosophie; EA; BC

1:Risk, Rationality, and Liberalism.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Statement of the Research Problem.- 3. Environmental Policy and Analytical Framework.- 4. Case Study Design.- 5. Importance of the Research.- 6. Chapter Outline.- 2:The Technical Values in the Expert Judgment of Risk.- 1. Introduction.- 2. The Economic Effects of Rbst Use.- 3. Commercialisation of the Biological Sciences.- 4. Political Justifications for Food Biotechnology.- 5. Looking Forward.- 3:The Utilitarian Assessment.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Historical Debates Within Risk Assessments.- 3. Bentham and the Utilitarian Ethic in Risk Studies.- 4. Mill’s Liberal Reforms.- 5. The Risks of Mill’s Political Philosophy.- 6. Feminist Critiques of Mill’s Science.- 7. Conclusion.- 4:The Practice of Risk Management and the Theory of Social Contract.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Rawls’s Game of Risk.- 3. Locke’s Limited Government of Risk.- 4. Hobbes’s Risk Calculus.- 5. Risk Practice and Critics of Social Contract Theory.- 6. Possible Conclusions.- 5:A Theoretical Case for Reasonableness.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Political and Social Issues Related to Rbst.- 3. A Reasonable Middle Position.- 4. The Political Theory of Civil Disobedience.- 5. The Practice of Pluralist Democracy.- 6. Concluding Remarks.- 6:The Risks of Environmental Democracy.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Habermas’s Import.- 3. Marcuse’s Project.- 4. Beck’s Contribution.- 7:Liberal Communication Needed for Rational Practices.- 1. Conclusion.- 2. Contributions of the Study.- 3. Recommendations to Policy Scholars and Planners.- 4. Future Research in Risk Studies.- 5. Summary.- References.