The first comprehensive philosophical introduction to risk
Includes lots of additional features: text boxes, chapter summaries, study questions, review questions
Most books cover either the science or ethics of risk: ours does both
Packed with examples such as the nuclear industry, the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and risk in health and medicine
Explains philosophical concepts and paradoxes about risk, such as Pascal's Wager and the Monte Carlo simulation
Isabelle Peschard is an associate professor emerita and lecturer faculty in the Philosophy Department at San Francisco State University, USA.
Yann Benetreau-Dupin is a division editor at PLOS ONE for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Neuroscience, Mental Health Team, and a visiting scholar at San Francisco State University, USA.
Christopher Wessels is a lecturer faculty in the Philosophy Department at San Francisco State University, USA.
Title: Philosophy and Science of Risk: An Introduction
Author: Peschard, Isabelle,Ben�treau-Dupin, Yann,Wessels, Christopher
ISBN: 9780367086442
Binding:
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publication Date: 2022-11-15
Number of Pages: 310
Weight: 0.4901 kg
'Risk assessment and management has become one of the defining issues of our time, but philosophical reflection on risk has unfortunately been lagging behind. No longer! This groundbreaking and lucid book brings together philosophy, psychology, economics, and other disciplines to rejuvenate our understanding of the issues surrounding risk. This amazing tour de force will shape the agenda for anyone thinking about risk for years.' - Edouard Machery, University of Pittsburgh, USA
'This is an important book that consolidates risk research from a variety of disciplines and integrates insights in a comprehensive and accessible way. The authors have made an impressive achievement by discussing the complex and sometimes diverging empirical and philosophical research and setting out important paths for reflection. The book is clearly structured by discussing ontological, rational, epistemological, psychological and ethical approaches to risk in separate thematic chapters. These chapters clearly inform each other while also highlighting possible tensions between different approaches. Furthermore, the book makes a unique contribution in being suitable as a textbook that can be readily used in a class on risk, including examples, study questions and assignments.' - Sabine Roeser, TU Delft, The Netherlands
'Philosophy and Science of Risk is an excellent and truly interdisciplinary introduction to the the many facets of risk research. It combines philosophical rigour and curiosity with important psychological research on risk. As an introductory textbook, it succeeds in guiding a reader through a variety of topics, such as decision-making under risk, the perception of risk, the assessment of risk, and finally the management and communication of risk in an accessible and critical manner. Each chapter draws on different everyday examples and critical discussion points so to make the philosophical issues that arise from the different perspectives on risk (be they more subjective or objective) more impactful and relevant. It will be my go-to textbook for my own philosophy of risk course and I'm happy to recommend it.' - Philip Ebert, University of Stirling, UK
