Hakutulokset: the science of ethics
Etsimme kuitenkin kirjoja hakusanalla the science of ethics , mikä antoiyhteensä 11 hakutulosta
Democracy, Risk, and Community
This controversial book explores the connection between technological risk and basic concepts of liberal political theory and practice. Arguing that modern risks are emergent and …
Regulating Toxic Substances
This book in the philosophy of law and risk assessment is concerned with the topic is standards of evidence in legal proceedings and regulatory decisions about the toxicity of …
Is a Little Pollution Good for You?
Could low-level exposure to polluting chemicals be analogous to exercise-a beneficial source of stress that strengthens the body? Some scientists studying the phenomenon of …
A Perfect Moral Storm
Climate change is arguably the great problem confronting humanity, but we have done little to head off this looming catastrophe. In The Perfect Moral Storm, philosopher Stephen …
What Will Work
What Will Work makes a rigorous and compelling case that energy efficiencies and renewable energy-and not nuclear fission or "clean coal"-are the most effective, cheapest, and …
Across the Boundaries
The biological and social sciences often generalize causal conclusions from one context or location to others that may differ in some relevant respects, as is illustrated by …
Taking Action, Saving Lives
Pollution annually kills hundreds of thousands of people. In a brilliant, disturbing, yet readable book, Shrader-Frechette shows why this environmental epidemic continues. Campaign …
Privatizing Public Lands
This work critically examines the thesis that public lands would be more productive if they were private, or, failing that, managed as if they were private. The author argues that …
Experts in Uncertainty
This is an extensive survey and critical examination of the literature on the use of expert opinion in scientific inquiry and policy making. Cooke considers how expert opinion is …