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Introduction | p. xi |
Perceiving and Communicating Risk Evidence | |
Introduction | p. 3 |
Hidden Hazards | p. 9 |
Acceptable Evidence in a Pluralistic Society | p. 29 |
Beyond Numbers: A Broader Perspective on Risk Perception and Risk Communication | p. 48 |
Guidelines for Communicating Information About Chemical Risks Effectively and Responsibly | p. 66 |
Uncertain Evidence in Risk Management | |
Introduction | p. 93 |
Risk Assessment and Risk Management: An Uneasy Divorce | p. 99 |
Understanding Uncertainties in Medical Evidence: Professional and Public Responsibilities | p. 115 |
Evidential, Ethical, and Policy Disputes: Admissible Evidence in Radioactive Waste Management | p. 137 |
Expert Claims and Social Decisions: Science, Politics, and Responsibility | p. 160 |
Philosophy and Scientific Evidence | |
Introduction | p. 177 |
Knowledge, Values, and Technological Decisions: A Decision Theoretic Approach | p. 183 |
Causing Harm: Epidemiological and Physiological Concepts of Causation | p. 204 |
Reductionist Approaches to Risk | p. 218 |
Sociological Versus Metascientific Views of Risk Assessment | p. 249 |
Contributors | p. 281 |
Index | p. 283 |
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