[HTML][HTML] A risk and safety science perspective on the precautionary principle
T Aven - Safety science, 2023 - Elsevier
The precautionary principle is strongly debated as a policy for handling risk and safety
concerns. It is commonly claimed that the principle is paralyzing, unscientific and promotes a …
concerns. It is commonly claimed that the principle is paralyzing, unscientific and promotes a …
Philosophical foundations for worst-case arguments
L Buchak - Politics, Philosophy & Economics, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Certain ethical views hold that we should pay more attention, even exclusive attention, to the
worst-case scenario. Prominent examples include Rawls's Difference Principle and the …
worst-case scenario. Prominent examples include Rawls's Difference Principle and the …
Managing Canadian freshwater fisheries: persistent challenges and emerging opportunities
A Howarth, VM Nguyen… - Canadian Journal of …, 2023 - cdnsciencepub.com
Freshwater fisheries and biodiversity have substantial economic, socio-cultural, and
ecological value, but face severe and mounting anthropogenic threats. Canada's freshwater …
ecological value, but face severe and mounting anthropogenic threats. Canada's freshwater …
[HTML][HTML] Pandemics and the precautionary principle: an analysis taking the Swedish Corona Commission's report as a point of departure
A Nordgren - Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, 2023 - Springer
In the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sweden's response stood out as an
exception. For example, Sweden did not introduce any lockdowns, while many other …
exception. For example, Sweden did not introduce any lockdowns, while many other …
Trade‐offs and the precautionary principle: A lexicographic utility approach
The precautionary principle is often argued to be irrational because it cannot adequately
explain how resources should be distributed across multiple possible catastrophes or …
explain how resources should be distributed across multiple possible catastrophes or …
Justifying the Precautionary Principle as a political principle
L Bermejo-Luque, J Rodríguez-Alcázar - Ethics in Science and …, 2023 - int-res.com
Our aim is to defend the Precautionary Principle (PP) against the main theoretical and
practical criticisms that it has raised by proposing a novel conception and a specific …
practical criticisms that it has raised by proposing a novel conception and a specific …
[HTML][HTML] Navigating through the Precautionary Principle (s)
P Bravo - Kriterion: Revista de Filosofia, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
This paper aims to map the different theoretical options related to the Precautionary
Principle (PP). Great part of the literature on it can be systematized by answering to three …
Principle (PP). Great part of the literature on it can be systematized by answering to three …
[HTML][HTML] Climate Uncertainty, Real Possibilities and the Precautionary Principle
J Hopster - Erkenntnis, 2023 - Springer
A challenge faced by defenders of the precautionary principle is to clarify when the evidence
that a harmful event might occur suffices to regard this prospect as a real possibility …
that a harmful event might occur suffices to regard this prospect as a real possibility …
[HTML][HTML] The precautionary principle and expert disagreement
L Elkin - Erkenntnis, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The Precautionary Principle is typically construed as a conservative decision rule
aimed at preventing harm. But Martin Peterson (JME 33: 5–10, 2007; The ethics of …
aimed at preventing harm. But Martin Peterson (JME 33: 5–10, 2007; The ethics of …
The precautionary principle
A Stirling - Elgar Encyclopedia of Ecological Economics, 2023 - elgaronline.com
Established across multiple sectors in a plethora of instruments interpreted in many legal
traditions, the Precautionary Principle (PP) takes a diversity of forms (Fisher 2002) …
traditions, the Precautionary Principle (PP) takes a diversity of forms (Fisher 2002) …