On the ontological status of the concept of risk

被引：109

作者：

Aven, Terje ^{[1
]}

Renn, Ortwin ^{[2
]}

Rosa, Eugene A. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway

[2] Univ Stuttgart, D-7000 Stuttgart, Germany

[3] Washington State Univ, Pullman, WA 99164 USA

来源：

SAFETY SCIENCE | 2011年 / 49卷 / 8-9期

关键词：

Risk; Uncertainties; Ontology; Objectivity; Subjectivity; TERRORISM RISK; MANAGEMENT;

D O I：

10.1016/j.ssci.2011.04.015

中图分类号：

T [工业技术];

学科分类号：

08 ;

摘要：

In this paper we review a set of frequently used risk definitions and analyze their ontological status, i.e. to what extent risk exists in itself independent of any specific assessor. According to some prevailing risk perspectives in the social sciences, risk exists as objective states of the world, but for other common risk perspectives the status of risk is not as clear, for example if risk is viewed as uncertainty about and severity of the consequences of an activity with respect to something that humans value. The principal aim of this paper is to contribute to a clarification of the issue in order to strengthen the foundations of the meaning of risk. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：1074 / 1079

页数：6

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