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The logical status of risk -- to burnish or to dull

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Presented here is an elaboration of the fundamental features of the meaning of risk. It distinguishes between analytic approaches grounded in realism and postmodern (including constructionist) epistemologies and the presuppositions of each. It argues that attempts to fuse the ontology of risk with epistemological considerations into a common definition is both internally contradictory and a weak foundation for a theoretically justified definition of risk. In place of a fused definition of risk, it re-affirms a definition risk as a state of the world, independent of percipient actors.

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  • Eugene A. Rosa, 2010. "The logical status of risk -- to burnish or to dull," Journal of Risk Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 13(3), pages 239-253, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:jriskr:v:13:y:2010:i:3:p:239-253
    DOI: 10.1080/13669870903484351
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    1. Henrik Hassel & Alexander Cedergren, 2019. "Exploring the Conceptual Foundation of Continuity Management in the Context of Societal Safety," Risk Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 39(7), pages 1503-1519, July.
    2. Max Boholm, 2019. "Risk and Quantification: A Linguistic Study," Risk Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 39(6), pages 1243-1261, June.
    3. Eugene Rosa & Lee Clarke, 2012. "A collective hunch? Risk as the real and the elusive," Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, Springer;Association of Environmental Studies and Sciences, vol. 2(1), pages 39-52, March.
    4. Goerlandt, Floris & Montewka, Jakub, 2015. "Maritime transportation risk analysis: Review and analysis in light of some foundational issues," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 138(C), pages 115-134.

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