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- The Problems with Precaution: A Principle Without Principle - AEI
When selectively applied to politically disfavored technologies and conduct, the precautionary principle is a barrier to technological development and economic growth The law requires the EPA to
- A Prudential Argument for Precaution under Uncertainty and . . .
When the risk is high, and we have some reason to think that immediate action is required to avoid catastrophe, the precautionary principle states that we should take that action and ignore the usual demand for a high standard of scientific proof
- Precautionary Principles - Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
The regret of an outcome is calculated by subtracting its utility from the highest utility one could have achieved under this state by selecting another course of action This strategy tries to minimize one’s regret for not having made the superior choice in hindsight
- The ethical dilemmas of risky decisions - Ale - 2023 - Risk . . .
In the general case, precaution is criticized because it does not take account of the—opportunity—costs of precautionary actions (Jongejan, 2008) In the case of COVID-19 this criticism is merely based on utilitarian arguments, which will be discussed later in this article
- The Precautionary Principle Also Applies to Public Health . . .
At its core, the precautionary principle contains many of the attributes of good public health practice, including a focus on primary prevention and a recognition that unforeseen and unwanted consequences of human activities are not unusual
- The Precautionary Principle: Better Safe than Sorry?
In this article, we will explore how the Precautionary Principle works, its strengths and drawbacks, the best way to use it, and how we can apply it in our own lives Whenever we make even the smallest change within a complex system, we risk dramatic unintended consequences
- The Social Utility of getting physical – The scope of . . .
The concept of social utility has limited application, in that, the social utility of an activity must be sufficiently high to justify not taking precautions, ie rescuing people from floods, cyclones and earthquakes
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