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The Precautionary Principle Has Not Been Shown to Be Incoherent: A Reply to Peterson
Author(s) -
BoyerKassem Thomas
Publication year - 2017
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/risa.12812
Subject(s) - precautionary principle , mathematical economics , economics , law and economics , philosophy , ecology , biology
In this journal, I have objected to Peterson's 2006 claim that the precautionary principle is an incoherent decision rule. I defend my objections to Peterson's recent replies, and I still claim that the precautionary principle has not been shown to be incoherent.