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Acceptable Evidence
Contributor(s): Mayo, Deborah G. (Editor), Hollander, Rachelle D. (Editor), Mayo (Author)

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 ISBN: 0195089294     ISBN-13: 9780195089295
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 1994
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Annotation: Discussions of science and values in risk management have largely focused on how values enter into arguments about risks, that is, issues of acceptable risk. Instead this volume concentrates on how values enter into collecting, interpreting, communicating, and evaluating the evidence of
risks, that is, issues of the acceptability of evidence of risk. By focusing on acceptable evidence, this volume avoids two barriers to progress. One barrier assumes that evidence of risk is largely a matter of objective scientific data and therefore uncontroversial. The other assumes that
evidence of risk, being "just" a matter of values, is not amenable to reasoned critique. Denying both extremes, this volume argues for a more constructive conclusion: understanding the interrelations of scientific and value issues enables a critical scrutiny of risk assessments and better public
deliberation about social choices. The contributors, distinguished philosophers, policy analysts, and natural and social scientists, analyze environmental and medical controversies, and assumptions underlying views about risk assessment and the scientific and statistical models used in risk
management.

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BISAC Categories:
- Technology & Engineering | Social Aspects
- Technology & Engineering | Industrial Health & Safety
- Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects
Dewey: 363.1
LCCN: 9000043855
Series: Environmental Ethics & Science Policy
Physical Information: 0.92" H x 6.14" W x 9.22" L (1.04 lbs) 304 pages
Features: Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
 
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Discussions of science and values in risk management have largely focused on how values enter into arguments about risks, that is, issues of acceptable risk. Instead this volume concentrates on how values enter into collecting, interpreting, communicating, and evaluating the evidence of
risks, that is, issues of the acceptability of evidence of risk. By focusing on acceptable evidence, this volume avoids two barriers to progress. One barrier assumes that evidence of risk is largely a matter of objective scientific data and therefore uncontroversial. The other assumes that
evidence of risk, being just a matter of values, is not amenable to reasoned critique. Denying both extremes, this volume argues for a more constructive conclusion: understanding the interrelations of scientific and value issues enables a critical scrutiny of risk assessments and better public
deliberation about social choices. The contributors, distinguished philosophers, policy analysts, and natural and social scientists, analyze environmental and medical controversies, and assumptions underlying views about risk assessment and the scientific and statistical models used in risk
management.
 
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