The Philosophy of the Precautionary Principle

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

• Sandin, Per

  • Department of Crop Production Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

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

Permanent link to this page (URI)

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