Sabine Roeser

Essentials of Risk Theory - SpringerBriefs in Philosophy Sabine Roeser 2013 edition

Marc Notes: This book presents the Essentials of Risk Theory. It is based on the more extensive Handbook of Risk Theory.--Preface.; Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: Preface.- Acknowledgments.- Editors.- List of Contributors [abridged].- Chapter 1. Introduction to Risk Theory: Sabine Roeser . Rafaela Hillerbrand . Per Sandin . Martin Peterson.- Chapter 2. Levels of Uncertainty: Hauke Riesch.- Chapter 3. The Role of Feelings in Perceived Risk: Melissa L. Finucane.- Chapter 4. Sociology of Risk: Rolf Lidskog . Go]ran Sundqvist.- Chapter 5. Risk and Responsibility: Ibo van de Poel . Jessica Nihlen Fahlquist.- Index. "Publisher Marketing: Risk has become one of the main topics in fields as diverse as engineering, medicine and economics, and it is also studied by social scientists, psychologists and legal scholars. This SpringerEssentials versionoffers an overview of the in-depth handbook and highlights some of the main points covered in the Handbook of Risk Theory. The topic of risk also leads to more fundamental questions such as: What is risk? What can decision theory contribute to the analysis of risk? What does the human perception of risk mean for society? How should we judge whether a risk is morally acceptable or not? Over the last couple of decades questions like these have attracted interest from philosophers and other scholars into risk theory. This brief offers the essentials of the handbook provides for an overview into key topics in a major new field of research andaddresses a wide range of topics, ranging from decision theory, risk perception to ethics and social implications of risk. It aims to promote communication and information among all those who are interested in theoretical issues concerning risk and uncertainty. TheEssentials of Risk Theorybrings together internationally leading philosophers and scholars from other disciplines who work on risk theory. The contributions are accessibly written and highly relevant to issues that are studied by risk scholars. The Essentials of Risk Theory will be a helpful starting point for all risk scholars who are interested in broadening and deepening their current perspectives. "

Contributor Bio:  Roeser, Sabine Sabine RoeserContributor Bio:  Peterson, Martin Martin Peterson is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands. He is author of Non-Bayesian Decision Theory (2008) and An Introduction to Decision Theory (Cambridge University Press, 2009).