Re: Involuntary vs Voluntary Risks

[John Goldsmith <gjohn@bgumail.bgu.ac.il>]

Al: Look up the journal "Risk Analysis", and then you get to pick your 
analyst. gjohn@bgumail.bgu.ac.il  John Goldsmith

On Tue, 21 May 1996, Al Tschaeche wrote:

> It has been said that humans are more likely to accept risks over which they
> exercise voluntary control than riske over which they do not exercise
> voluntary control.  The latter are sometimes called involuntary risks.  I
> seem to remember an article in the HPS Journal or the HPS Newsletter quite a
> number of years ago that set forth cogent arguments against distinguishing
> between those two types of risks.  The author's thesis was that
> acceptability of risk should have nothing to do with whether a risk is
> voluntary or involuntary.  Does anyone out there remember such an article,
> and, if so, would you be willing to give me the reference?  
> Alternatively, does anyone know of a reference to documents that provide
> arguments against the idea that voluntary risks are more acceptable than
> involuntary risks?
> Thanks in advance.  Al Tschaeche xat@inel.gov
>