Christopher John Frey

Value, Welfare, and Morality

This book addresses critical issues in normative ethical theory. Every such theory must contain not only a theory of motivation but also a theory of value, and the link that is often forged between what is valuable and what would be right is human welfare or well-being. This topic is a subject of co...

Just too Lazy to Lie

Our mind is not what we generally think it is. It knows more about us than we do, and our mind is very creative. Art criticism, the theory of fairy tales and the interpretation of dreams can assist in analysing business models and will lead to better investment decisions. What Adam Smith called the ...

Liability and Responsibility: Essays in Law and Morals (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Law)

This collection of contemporary essays by a group of well-known philosophers and legal theorists covers various topics in the philosophy of law, focusing on issues concerning liability in contract, tort, and criminal law. The book is divided into four sections. The first provides a conceptual overvi...

Violence, Terrorism, and Justice (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Public Policy)

In this volume a group of distinguished moral and social thinkers address the urgent problem of terrorism. The essays define terrorism, discuss whether the assessment of terrorist violence should be based on its consequences (beneficial or otherwise), and explore what means may be used to combat tho...

Probabilistic Techniques in Exposure Assessment: A Handbook for Dealing with Variability and Uncertainty in Models and Inputs

At this time when regulatory agencies are accepting and actively encouraging probabilistic approaches and the attribution of overall uncertainty among inputs to support Value of Information analyses, a comprehensive sourcebook on methods for addressing variability and uncertainty in exposure analysi...

A Companion to Applied Ethics

Applied or practical ethics is perhaps the largest growth area in philosophy today, and many issues in moral, social, and political life have come under philosophical scrutiny in recent years. Taken together, the essays in this volume – including two overview essays on theories of ethics and the nat...

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