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.

Author: S. Hansson
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 09/20/2013
Pages: 172
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.70w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781137333643

Review Citation(s):
Choice 07/01/2014

About the Author
Sven Ove Hansson is Professor in Philosophy at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm, Sweden. He has written extensively on the philosophy of risk, as well as ethics, decision theory and several other areas in philosophy. He is also active in interdisciplinary research co-operations relating to risk and safety. He is the author A Textbook of Belief Dynamics, The Structure of Values and Norms and Setting the Limit, as well as over 250 international refereed articles.