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Risk Analysis, Philosophy, and the Social and Behavioral Sciences: Reflections on the Scope of Risk Analysis Research
Author(s) -
Covello Vincent T.,
Menkes Joshua,
Nehnevajsa Jiri
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
risk analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.972
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1539-6924
pISSN - 0272-4332
DOI - 10.1111/j.1539-6924.1982.tb01366.x
Subject(s) - scope (computer science) , risk management , risk analysis (engineering) , risk perception , behavioural sciences , perception , psychology , sociology , epistemology , social science , computer science , medicine , management , philosophy , economics , programming language
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.