This book presents Ulrich Beck, one of the world’s leading
sociologists and social thinkers, as a Pioneer in Cosmopolitan
Sociology and Risk Society. His world risk society theory has been
confirmed by recent disasters – events that have shaken modern
society to the core, signaling the end of an era in which
comprehensive insurance could keep us safe. Due to its own successes,
modern society now faces failure: while in the past experiments were
conducted in a lab, now the whole world is a test bed. Whether nuclear
plants, genetically modified organisms, nanotechnology – if any of
these experiments went wrong, the consequences would have a global
impact and would be irreversible. Beck recommends ignoring the
mathematical morality of expert opinions, which seek to identify the
level of a given risk by calculating the probability of its
occurrence. Instead, man’s fear of collapse should offer an
opportunity for international cooperation and a cosmopolitan turn in
the social sciences.
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ISBN
9783319049908
Publisert
2018
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Springer
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Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
Digital bok