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Risk has become one of the main topics in fields as diverse as engineering, medicine and economics, and it is also studied by social scientists, psychologists and legal scholars. But the topic of risk also leads to more fundamental questions such as: What is risk? What can decision theory contribute to the analysis of risk? What does the human perception of risk mean for society? How should we judge whether a risk is morally acceptable or not? Over the last couple of decades questions like these have attracted interest from philosophers and other scholars into risk theory. This handbook provides for an overview into key topics in a major new field of research. It addresses a wide range of topics, ranging from decision theory, risk perception to ethics and social implications of risk, and it also addresses specific case studies. It aims to promote communication and information among all those who are interested in theoetical issues concerning risk and uncertainty. This handbook brings together internationally leading philosophers and scholars from other disciplines who work on risk theory. The contributions are accessibly written and highly relevant to issues that are studied by risk scholars. We hope that the Handbook of Risk Theory will be a helpful starting point for all risk scholars who are interested in broadening and deepening their current perspectives.

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Risk has become one of the main topics in fields as diverse as engineering, medicine and economics, and it is also studied by social scientists, psychologists and legal scholars. This Springer Essentials version offers an overview of the in-depth handbook and highlights some of the main points covered in the Handbook of Risk Theory. The topic of risk also leads to more fundamental questions such as: What is risk? What can decision theory contribute to the analysis of risk? What does the human perception of risk mean for society? How should we judge whether a risk is morally acceptable or not? Over the last couple of decades questions like these have attracted interest from philosophers and other scholars into risk theory. This brief offers the essentials of the handbook provides for an overview into key topics in a major new field of research and addresses a wide range of topics, ranging from decision theory, risk perception to ethics and social implications of risk. It aims to promote communication and information among all those who are interested in theoretical issues concerning risk and uncertainty.   The Essentials of Risk Theory brings together internationally leading philosophers and scholars from other disciplines who work on risk theory. The contributions are accessibly written and highly relevant to issues that are studied by risk scholars. The Essentials of Risk Theory will be a helpful starting point for all risk scholars who are interested in broadening and deepening their current perspectives.  .

Philosophy --- Philosophy of science --- Methodology of economics --- Economic schools --- Economics --- Operational research. Game theory --- Mathematical statistics --- Mathematics --- Applied physical engineering --- Engineering sciences. Technology --- Planning (firm) --- Production management --- Business economics --- economie --- filosofie --- mathematische modellen --- economisch denken --- wetenschapsfilosofie --- speltheorie --- econometrie --- wiskunde --- operationeel onderzoek --- kwaliteitscontrole --- ingenieurswetenschappen

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Risk has become one of the main topics in fields as diverse as engineering, medicine and economics, and it is also studied by social scientists, psychologists and legal scholars. But the topic of risk also leads to more fundamental questions such as: What is risk? What can decision theory contribute to the analysis of risk? What does the human perception of risk mean for society? How should we judge whether a risk is morally acceptable or not? Over the last couple of decades questions like these have attracted interest from philosophers and other scholars into risk theory. This handbook provides for an overview into key topics in a major new field of research. It addresses a wide range of topics, ranging from decision theory, risk perception to ethics and social implications of risk, and it also addresses specific case studies. It aims to promote communication and information among all those who are interested in theoetical issues concerning risk and uncertainty. This handbook brings together internationally leading philosophers and scholars from other disciplines who work on risk theory. The contributions are accessibly written and highly relevant to issues that are studied by risk scholars. We hope that the Handbook of Risk Theory will be a helpful starting point for all risk scholars who are interested in broadening and deepening their current perspectives.

Philosophy --- Theory of knowledge --- Philosophy of science --- Economic schools --- Operational research. Game theory --- Engineering sciences. Technology --- Production management --- filosofie --- epistomologie --- economisch denken --- speltheorie --- operationeel onderzoek --- kwaliteitscontrole --- ingenieurswetenschappen

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Der Wunsch des Individuums, sein eigenes Verhalten an bestimmten ethischen Standards auszurichten sowie Anforderungen individueller Handlungsund Entscheidungsträger machen einen professionellen Diskurs um Moral erforderlich. Dieser sollte über die Diskussion in den moralischen Fachdisziplinen wie der philosophischen Ethik oder der christlichen Soziallehre hinausgehen und die jeweiligen Wissenschaftsfelder wie Medizin, Technik oder Ökonomie mit einbeziehen. Moralisch korrektes Verhalten braucht mehr als kodifizierte Normen und allgemeine Handlungsanweisungen. Die Anwendung allgemeiner Regeln in komplexen Handlungssituationen – sei es im klinischen Alltag bei der Therapiebegrenzung, sei es bei politischen Entscheidungen über die Höhe von Treibhausgasreduktionen – erfordert spezifisches Wissen und besondere Fähigkeiten. Im Rahmen der AG 'Ethik in der Praxis' haben wir uns vorgenommen: Das unterschiedliche Vorgehen der verschiedenen Ethiken, das meist un verbunden nebeneinander erfolgt, durch ein gemeinsames moralisches und kognitives Konzept zu ergänzen und so weite Teile der angewandten Ethik näher an die Praxis zu führen. Erörtert wird die Attraktivität der Aristotelischen Phronesis-Konzeption als Grundlage eines solchen Konzeptes und danach gefragt, wie sich diese Art der Klugheit konkret in den verschiedenen Anwendungsbereichen der praktischen Ethik anwenden und insbesondere als Tugend erlernen lässt. Im vorliegenden Band werden die Ergebnisse zweier Workshops zusammengefasst, in denen die Praxisfähigkeit normativer Ansätze und Theorien im interdisziplinären Dialog diskutiert wurde, und erste Antworten aus der Medizin-, Technik- und Umweltethik gegeben.

Applied ethics --- Medical ethics --- Political ethics