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Laws of Fear: Beyond the Precautionary Principle
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Laws of Fear: Beyond the Precautionary Principle Paperback - 2005

by Sunstein, Cass R

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Cambridge University Press, 2005. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:9780521615129
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  • Title Laws of Fear: Beyond the Precautionary Principle
  • Author Sunstein, Cass R
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st Softcover Ed
  • Pages 248
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Cambridge University Press, New York, NY
  • Date 2005
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 8672886
  • ISBN 9780521615129 / 0521615127
  • Weight 0.65 lbs (0.29 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.5 in (21.34 x 13.72 x 1.27 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Civil rights, Fear - Social aspects
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004063437
  • Dewey Decimal Code 302.12

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Summary

What is the relationship between fear, danger, and the law? Cass Sunstein attacks the increasingly influential Precautionary Principle - the idea that regulators should take steps to protect against potential harms, even if causal chains are uncertain and even if we do not know that harms are likely to come to fruition. Focusing on such problems as global warming, terrorism, DDT, and genetic engineering, Professor Sunstein argues that the Precautionary Principle is incoherent. Risks exist on all sides of social situations, and precautionary steps create dangers of their own. Diverse cultures focus on very different risks, often because social influences and peer pressures accentuate some fears and reduce others. Instead of adopting the Precautionary Principle, Professor Sunstein argues for three steps: a narrow Anti-Catastrophe Principle, designed for the most serious risks; close attention to costs and benefits; and an approach called 'libertarian paternalism', designed to respect freedom of choice while also moving people in directions that will make their lives go better. He also shows how free societies can protect liberty amidst fears about terrorism and national security. Laws of Fear represents a major statement from one of the most influential political and legal theorists writing today.

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This is a book about fear, democracy, rationality, and the law.

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