How Not to Criticize the Precautionary Principle.

The precautionary principle has its origins in debates about environmental policy, but is increasingly invoked in bioethical contexts. John Harris and Søren Holm argue that the principle should be rejected as incoherent, irrational, and representing a fundamental threat to scientific advance and tec...

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Publicado en:	Journal of Medicine & Philosophy Vol. 31; no. 5; pp. 447 - 465
Autor principal:	Hughes, Jonathan
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Oxford University Press / USA Oct2006
Materias:	Precautionary principle Professional ethics Environmental law Environmental risk assessment Ethics Risk Science Uncertainty
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