| The ethics of hormesis--no fuss? | |
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PMID: 19029260 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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It has been argued that the phenomenon of hormesis should prompt us to revise current regulatory policy in order to take beneficial effects of small doses of various agents into account. I argue that three problems--the comparative smallness of hormetic effects, the fine-tuning problem, and the problem of aggregated actions--should lead us not to overemphasize the importance of hormesis for policy, and that they, if anything, points towards a non-consequentialist approach to the ethics of risk. |
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Authors:
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P Sandin |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Human & experimental toxicology Volume: 27 ISSN: 0960-3271 ISO Abbreviation: Hum Exp Toxicol Publication Date: 2008 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-11-25 Completed Date: 2009-02-24 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9004560 Medline TA: Hum Exp Toxicol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 643-6 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Philosophy, Royal Institute of Technology - KTH, Stockholm, Sweden. sandin@infra.kth.se |
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Animals Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Health Policy / legislation & jurisprudence*, trends Humans Risk Assessment / ethics* Toxins, Biological / toxicity* |
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0/Toxins, Biological |
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