Risk and Morality / / ed. by Aaron Doyle, Diana Ericson.

• MitwirkendeR: A. Heimer, Carol,; Adams, John,; Baker, Tom,; D. Haggerty, Kevin,; Doyle, Aaron,; Ericson, Richard V.,; Garland, David,; Hacking, Ian,; Hunt, Alan,; O'Malley, Pat,; Power, Michael,; Rose, Nikolas,; Roussel, Violaine,; Simon, Jonathan,; V. Ericson, Richard,; Valverde, Mariana,
• HerausgeberIn: Doyle, Aaron,; Ericson, Diana,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2018]; ©2003
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: Green College Thematic Lecture Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (464 p.)

Risk and Morality examines how decisions about risk and uncertainty relate to moral principles and ethical conduct. Editors Richard Ericson and Aaron Doyle have brought together in this volume a selection of original essays on the topic by renowned scholars in the disciplines of philosophy, sociology, law, political science, geography, criminology, and accounting from Canada, the United States, England, France, and Australia. Presenting cutting-edge theory and research, the essays analyse the broader social, political, economic and cultural dimensions of risk and morality.The concept of risk has become pervasive in recent years in political discourse, popular culture, organizational communications, and everyday life. The contributors' respective research projects on risk and morality in politics, business, legal regulation, crime prevention, insurance, extreme sports, and biotechnology provide original empirical evidence to substantiate their theories and address the ideological and policy relevance of their work. Collectively, the contributors explain why risk is such a key aspect of Western culture, and demonstrate that new regimes for risk management are transforming social integration, value-based reasoning and morality. Further, they illustrate that these new regimes do not necessarily foster more responsible conduct or greater accountability in institutions.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Risk and Morality -- PART ONE. Theories of Risk and Morality -- Introduction -- 2. Risk and Dirt -- 3. The Rise of Risk -- 4. Risk and Morality: Three Framing Devices -- PART TWO. New Moralities of Risk and Responsibility -- Introduction -- 5. New Moralities of Risk and Political Responsibility -- 6. Risk Management and the Responsible Organization -- 7. Risk and Moralization in Everyday Life -- 8. From Risk to Precaution: The Rationalities of Personal Crime Prevention -- PART THREE. The Moral Risks of Insurance -- Introduction -- 9. Moral Uncertainties: Contract Law and Distinctions between Speculation, Gambling, and Insurance -- 10. Containing the Promise of Insurance: Adverse Selection and Risk Classification -- 11. Insurers as Moral Actors -- 12. The Moral Risks of Private Justice: The Case of Insurance Fraud -- PART FOUR. Governing Risky Desires -- Introduction -- 13. Risking Rescue: High Altitude Rescue as Moral Risk and Moral Opportunity -- 14. The Neurochemical Self and Its Anomalies -- 15. Targeted Governance and the Problem of Desire -- Contributors