Includes bibliographical references and index.

1 Introduction to Risk Theory by Sabine Roeser, Rafaela Hillerbrand, Per Sandin, Martin Peterson Part 1: General Issues in Risk Theory: 2 A Panorama of the Philosophy of Risk by Sven Ove Hansson. 3 The Concepts of Risk and Safety by Niklas Moller. 4 Levels of Uncertainty by Hauke Riesch. Part 2 Specific Risks: 5 The Economics of Risk: A (Partial) Survey by Louis Eeckhoudt, Henri Louberge. - 6 Interpretation of Forensic Evidence by Reinoud D. Stoel , Marjan Sjerps. - 7 Risks and Scientific Responsibilities in Nanotechnology by John Weckert. - 8 Risk and Risk-Benefit Evaluations in Biomedical Research by Annette Rid. - 9 Understanding and Governing Public Health Risks by Modeling by Erika Mansnerus. - 10 Management of the Risks of Transport by John Adams. - 11 Risk and Spatial Planning by Claudia Basta. - 12 Intergenerational Risks of Nuclear Energy by Behnam Taebi. 13 Climate Change as Risk? by Rafaela Hillerbrand - 14 Earthquakes and Volcanoes: Risk from Geophysical Hazards by Amy Donovan. Part 3 Decision Theory and Risk: 15 A Rational Approach to Risk? Bayesian Decision Theory by Claus Beisbart. - 16 A Philosophical Assessment of Decision Theory by Karsten Klint Jensen. - 17 The Mismeasure of Risk by Peter R. Taylor. - 18 Unreliable Probabilities, Paradoxes, and Epistemic Risks by Nils-Eric Sahlin. - 19 Paradoxes of Rational Choice Theory by Till Gruene-Yanoff. - 20 Multi-Attribute Approaches to Risk by Paul Weirich. - 21 Real-Life Decisions and Decision Theory by John R. Welch. - 22 Social Influences on Risk Attitudes: Applications in Economics by Stefan T. Trautmann, Ferdinand M. Vieider. Part 4 Risk Perception: 23 Risk Intelligence by Dylan Evans. 24 Risk Communication in Health by Nicolai Bodemer, Wolfgang Gaissmaier. - 25 Risk Perception and Societal Response by Lennart Sjoberg. - 26 The Role of Feelings in Perceived Risk by Melissa L. Finucane. -27 Emotions, Warnings, and the Ethics of Risk Communication by Ross Buck, Rebecca Ferrer. - 28 Cultural Cognition as a Conception of the Cultural Theory of Risk by Dan M. Kahan. - 29 Tools for Risk Communication by Britt-Marie Drottz-Sjoberg. Part 5 Risk Ethics: 30 Ethics and Risk by Douglas MacLean. 31 Toward a Pre-Market Approach to Risk Assessment to Protect Children by Carl F. Cranor. -32 Moral Emotions as Guide to Acceptable Risk by Sabine Roeser. -33 Risk and Virtue Ethics by Allison Ross, Nafsika Athanassoulis. -34 Risk and Trust by Philip J. Nickel , Krist Vaesen. -35 Risk and Responsibility by Ibo van de Poel, Jessica Nihlen Fahlquist. -36 What Is a Fair Distribution of Risk? by Madeleine Hayenhjelm - 37 Intergenerational Risks by Lauren Hartzell-Nichols. -38 The Precautionary Principle by Marko Ahteensuu, Per Sandin. - 39 The Capability Approach in Risk Analysis by Colleen Murphy, Paolo Gardoni. - Part 6 Risk in Society: 40 Sociology of Risk by Rolf Lidskog, Goran Sundqvist. - 41 Risk and Gender - Dare Devils and Eco-Angels by Misse Wester. - 42 Risk and Soft Impacts by Tsjalling Swierstra, Hedwig te Molder. - 43 Risk and Technology Assessment by Rinie van Est , Bart Walhout, Frans Brom. - 44 Risk Governance by Marijke A. Hermans , Tessa Fox, Marjolein B. A. van Asselt. - 45 EU Risk Regulation and the Uncertainty Challenge by Marjolein B. A. van Assel , Ellen Vos. - 46 Risk Management in Technocracy by Val Dusek.

The Handbook of Risk Theory provides a state-of-the-art overview of the epistemological, decision theoretical, ethical and social aspects of Risk. This is the first handbook on the topic written from a philosophical perspective, yet also addresses an interdisciplinary audience.