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Technology, in particular large-scale applications of it, offers enormous benefits. However, it also poses considerable, sometimes potentially catastrophic risks. For complex technical systems, the risks are not always reliably predictable.
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Sandin, P. (2021). The Philosophy of the Precautionary Principle. In: Grunwald, A., Hillerbrand, R. (eds) Handbuch Technikethik. J.B. Metzler, Stuttgart. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-476-04901-8_29
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