Emotions and Risky Technologies

Abstract

This is the first book to address the topic of moral emotions about risky technologies. It brings together empirical and normative-ethical viewpoints about risk and emotion, and leading scholars from philosophy and psychology who work on (moral) emotions and/or risk. The book addresses the question ``What is acceptable risk?’’ across political, social, ethical, and scientific contexts, examining whether the voting public will support risky proposals, whether people will accept risky products, and the moral permissibility of potentially harmful ventures.