Risk and Responsibility in Context

This volume bridges contemporary philosophical conceptions of risk and responsibility and offers an extensive examination of the topic. It shows that risk and responsibility combine in ways that give rise to new philosophical questions and problems.

Autorentext

Adriana Placani is an appointed research fellow at the NOVA University of Lisbon's Institute of Philosophy (IFILNOVA).

Stearns Broadhead is a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Graz's Institute of Philosophy, working on the Austrian Science Fund-financed research project Responsibility for Risks: Theory and Practice.

Inhalt

1. Risk, Responsibility, and their Relations Adriana Placani and Stearns Broadhead Part 1: Conceptual Context 2. Responsibility beyond Control Ibo van de Poel and Martin Sand 3. Risk Mismanagement: The Illusion of Control in Indeterminate Systems Benjamin Hale and Kenneth Shockley Part 2: Legal Context 4. Risk, Responsibility, and Pre-Trial Detention RA Duff 5. Risks of Incorrect Use of Probabilities in Court and What to Do about Them Anne Ruth Mackor Part 3: Bioethical Context 6. The Failure of Luck Anti-Egalitarianism Sven Ove Hansson 7. Moral Responsibility and Public Health Risks: Examples from the Coronavirus Pandemic Jessica Nihlén Fahlquist 8. Responsible Risking, Forethought, and the Case of Human Gene Editing Madeleine Hayenhjelm Part 4: Technological Context 9. Emotions, Risk, and Responsibility: Emotions, Values and Responsible Innovation of Risky Technologies Sabine Roeser and Steffen Steinert 10. Responsibility Gaps, Value Alignment, and Meaningful Human Control over Artificial Intelligence Sven Nyholm 11. Radioactive Waste and Responsibility towards Future Generations Céline Kermisch and Christophe Depaus Part 5: Environmental Context 12. Resilience and Responsibilities: Normative Resilience for Responsibility Arrangements Neelke Doorn and Samantha Copeland 13. Individual Climate Risks at the Bounds of Rationality Avram Hiller