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050		4	_aQ175 _b.S753 2015
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100	1		_aSteel, Daniel, _d1970- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aPhilosophy and the precautionary principle : _bscience, evidence, and environmental policy / _cDaniel Steel, Michigan State University.
246	3		_aPhilosophy & the Precautionary Principle
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2015.
300			_a1 online resource (xv, 256 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505	0		_aThe 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.
520			_aScholars in philosophy, law, economics and other fields have widely debated how science, environmental precaution, and economic interests should be balanced in urgent contemporary problems, such as climate change. One controversial focus of these discussions is the precautionary principle, according to which scientific uncertainty should not be a reason for delay in the face of serious threats to the environment or health. While the precautionary principle has been very influential, no generally accepted definition of it exists and critics charge that it is incoherent or hopelessly vague. This book presents and defends an interpretation of the precautionary principle from the perspective of philosophy of science, looking particularly at how it connects to decisions, scientific procedures, and evidence. Through careful analysis of numerous case studies, it shows how this interpretation leads to important insights on scientific uncertainty, intergenerational justice, and the relationship between values and policy-relevant science.
650		0	_aScience _xPhilosophy.
650		0	_aPrecautionary principle.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107078161
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139939652
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