TY  - BOOK
AU  - Roeser,Sabine
AU  - Hillerbrand,Rafaela
AU  - Sandin,Per
AU  - Peterson,Martin
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Essentials of Risk Theory
T2  - SpringerBriefs in Philosophy,
SN  - 9789400754553
AV  - B67 
U1  - 501 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Dordrecht
PB  - Springer Netherlands, Imprint: Springer
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Operations research
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Philosophy and science
KW  - Game theory
KW  - Quality control
KW  - Reliability
KW  - Industrial safety
KW  - Economic theory
KW  - Philosophy of Science
KW  - Game Theory, Economics, Social and Behav. Sciences
KW  - Operation Research/Decision Theory
KW  - Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk
KW  - Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods
KW  - Philosophy of Technology
N1  - Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Editors -- List of Contributors [abridged] -- Chapter 1. Introduction to Risk Theory: Sabine Roeser . Rafaela Hillerbrand . Per Sandin . Martin Peterson -- Chapter 2. Levels of Uncertainty: Hauke Riesch -- Chapter 3.The Role of Feelings in Perceived Risk: Melissa L. Finucane -- Chapter 4. Sociology of Risk: Rolf Lidskog . Go¨ran Sundqvist -- Chapter 5. Risk and Responsibility: Ibo van de Poel . Jessica Nihle´n Fahlquist -- Index
N2  - 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.  
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5455-3
ER  -