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Philosophy and the precautionary principle : science, evidence, and environmental policy

Title
Philosophy and the precautionary principle : science, evidence, and environmental policy / Daniel Steel, Michigan State University.
Author
Steel, Daniel, 1970-
Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
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Description
xv, 256 pages : illustration; 24 cm
Subject
  • Science > Philosophy
  • Precautionary principle
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-253) and index.
Contents
The precaution controversy -- Answering the dilemma objection -- The unity of the precautionary principle -- The historical argument for precaution -- Scientific uncertainty -- Counting the future -- Precautionary science and the value-free ideal -- Values, precaution, and uncertainty factors -- Concluding case studies.
Call Number
JFE 15-5206
ISBN
  • 9781107078161 (hardback)
  • 1107078164 (hardback)
  • 9781316057438 (electronic bk.) (canceled/invalid)
  • 1316057437 (electronic bk.) (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2015288007
OCLC
880861211
Author
Steel, Daniel, 1970- author.
Title
Philosophy and the precautionary principle : science, evidence, and environmental policy / Daniel Steel, Michigan State University.
Publisher
Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-253) and index.
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Publisher description
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