This is a book about the complex relationship between fear, danger, and the law, examining the many problems in what is known as 'the precautionary principle'. Laws of Fear represents a major statement from one of the most influential political and...
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This is a book about the complex relationship between fear, danger, and the law, examining the many problems in what is known as 'the precautionary principle'. Laws of Fear represents a major statement from one of the most influential political and legal theorists writing today
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Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; DELIBERATION AND THEORY; PRECAUTIONS AND RATIONALITY; THE PLAN; APPROACHES AND POLICIES; CHAPTER 1 Precautions and Paralysis; CHAPTER 2 Behind the Precautionary Principle; CHAPTER 3 Worst-Case Scenarios; CHAPTER 4 Fear as Wildfire; CHAPTER 5 Reconstructing the Precautionary Principle - and Managing Fear; CHAPTER 6 Costs and Benefits; CHAPTER 7 Democracy, Rights, and Distribution; CHAPTER 8 Libertarian Paternalism; CHAPTER 9 Fear and Liberty; A Concluding Note: Fear and Folly; Index