Risk Analysis, Philosophy, and the Social and Behavioral Sciences: Reflections on the Scope of Risk Analysis Research

Vincent T. Covello, Joshua Menkes and Jiri Nehnevajsa

Risk Analysis, 1982, vol. 2, issue 2, 53-58

Abstract: This paper reviews the contributions of philosophy and the social and behavioral sciences to risk analysis. It concludes that philosophical, social, and behavioral research can contribute to the resolution of complex risk issues in at least four areas: (i) comparative risk analysis; (ii) the use of risk‐related scientific information in the decision‐making process; (iii) risk perception; and (iv) institutional and organizational features of the risk‐management system.

Date: 1982
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