Formulating the precautionary principle
Formulating the precautionary principle
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DOI：
10.5840/enviroethics200224315
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发表时间：
2002-09-01
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0.3
通讯作者：
Manson, NA
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作者：
Manson, NA
在第一部分中，我确定了预防原则的核心逻辑结构，并将其与该原则的许多不同表述中出现的各种关键概念区分开来。我调查了这些概念并提出了进一步概念分析的计划。在第二部分中，我研究了被称为“灾难原则”的预防原则的一个特定版本，并根据其与帕斯卡赌注中的原则的相似性对其进行了批评。最后，我向预防原则的倡导者提出一些建议，他们希望预防原则的制定能够避免灾难原则所面临的陷阱。
In part one, I identify the core logical structure of the precautionary principle and distinguish it from the various key concepts that appear in the many different formulations of the principle. I survey these concepts and suggest a program of further conceptual analysis. In part two, I examine a particular version of the precautionary principle dubbed "the catastrophe principle" and criticize it in light of its similarities to the principle at work in Pascal's Wager. I conclude with some suggestions for advocates of the precautionary principle who wish their formulation to avoid the pitfalls confronting the catastrophe principle.