| Title | : | Risk and Morality (Green College Thematic Lecture Series) |
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| ISBN | : | 0802085636 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780802085634 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 464 |
| Publication | : | First published July 9, 2003 |
Risk and Morality examines how decisions about risk and uncertainty relate to moral principles and ethical conduct. Editors Richard Ericson and Aaron Doyle have brought together in this volume a selection of original essays on the topic by renowned scholars in the disciplines of philosophy, sociology, law, political science, geography, criminology, and accounting from Canada, the United States, England, France, and Australia. Presenting cutting-edge theory and research, the essays analyse the broader social, political, economic and cultural dimensions of risk and morality. The concept of risk has become pervasive in recent years in political discourse, popular culture, organizational communications, and everyday life. The contributors' respective research projects on risk and morality in politics, business, legal regulation, crime prevention, insurance, extreme sports, and biotechnology provide original empirical evidence to substantiate their theories and address the ideological and policy relevance of their work. Collectively, the contributors explain why risk is such a key aspect of Western culture, and demonstrate that new regimes for risk management are transforming social integration, value-based reasoning and morality. Further, they illustrate that these new regimes do not necessarily foster more responsible conduct or greater accountability in institutions.
Risk and Morality (Green College Thematic Lecture Series) Reviews
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Critical elaborations on Purity and Danger for anyone working at the intersection of risk and morality. Some of the readings were a bit dry and focused too narrowly on formal risk management and quantification, neglecting how risk is defined and experienced in day to day life by lay people. Other readings addressed this gap but the book would likely have been more engaging if it were more consistently applied back to the lived experience of risk and risk meaning-making. In that way, the book is well tailored toward scholars of insurance and finance, but there are valuable lessons for scholars of culture and meaning.
