Safety is more than the antonym of risk

Journal of Applied Philosophy

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 419-432

  Möller, Niklas ^a   Hansson, Sven Ove ^a   Peterson, Martin ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

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EID: 39749200120     PISSN: 02643758     EISSN: 14685930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5930.2006.00345.x     Document Type: Article

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