How a pure risk of harm can itself be a harm: A reply to Rowe.

Rowe has recently argued that pure risk of harm cannot itself be a harm. I respond to Rowe and argue that given an appropriate understanding of objective probabilities, pure objective risk of harm can itself be a harm.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Analysis Vol. 84; no. 1; pp. 112 - 117
Main Author: Stefánsson, H Orri
Format: Article
Published: Oxford University Press / USA Jan2024
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Summary:Rowe has recently argued that pure risk of harm cannot itself be a harm. I respond to Rowe and argue that given an appropriate understanding of objective probabilities, pure objective risk of harm can itself be a harm.