Normative facets of risk

Journal title EPISTEMOLOGIA
Author/s Daniele Chiffi, Pierdaniele Giaretta
Publishing Year 2015 Issue 2014/2
Language English Pages 17 P. 217-233 File size 95 KB
DOI 10.3280/EPIS2014-002003
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An explicative analysis of the concept of risk must take into account that risk assessment depends on individual beliefs and evaluations. A key point is the concept of harm, which appears to be subjective. One of the constitutive aspects of this concept is reference to values, which is also present in the statistical hypothesis testing, specifically when oriented to decision making in practical contexts. It is highlighted that some difficulties are found in specifying the ways in which the subjectivity and the values are to be taken into consideration in order to obtain a better understanding of the concept of risk.

Keywords: Objective risk, subjective risk, explication, harm, normativity, values

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Daniele Chiffi, Pierdaniele Giaretta, Normative facets of risk in "EPISTEMOLOGIA" 2/2014, pp 217-233, DOI: 10.3280/EPIS2014-002003