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Book chapter2021

The Philosophy of the Precautionary Principle

Sandin, Per

Abstract

Technology, in particular large-scale applications of it, offers enormous benefits. However, it also poses considerable, sometimes potentially catastrophic risks. For complex technical systems, the risks are not always reliably predictable.

Published in

Title: Handbuch Technikethik
Publisher: J.B. Metzler

SLU Authors

UKÄ Subject classification

Ethics

Publication identifier

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-476-04901-8_29
  • ISBN: 978-3-476-04900-1
  • eISBN: 978-3-476-04901-8

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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/113020