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The Ethics of Risk

Ethical Analysis in an Uncertain World

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  • © 2013

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  1. Sven Ove Hansson

    1. Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Sven Ove Hansson
      Pages 1-3

  3. Why Risk Is a Problem for Ethics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5
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    2. The Uncertainties We Face

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      Pages 7-20

    3. Difficulties for Moral Theories

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      Pages 21-43

    4. Back to Basics

      • Sven Ove Hansson
      Pages 44-57

  4. Making Prudent Risk Decisions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 59-59
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    2. Reflecting on the Future

      • Sven Ove Hansson
      Pages 61-73

    3. Thinking in Uncertain Terms

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      Pages 74-93

  5. Solving Conflicts of Risk

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 95-95
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    2. Fair Exchanges of Risk

      • Sven Ove Hansson
      Pages 97-110

    3. Moral Excuses under Scrutiny

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      Pages 111-126

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 127-172
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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.

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  • Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

    Sven Ove Hansson

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.

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