https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/1224223F3CD1584944573D8AF56D25CC/S0031824823000570a.pdf/on_the_utility_of_research_into_geoengineering_technologies_for_riskavoidant_agents.pdf
*Author* Milana Kostic DOI: 10.1017/psa.2023.57 *Abstract* In a recent paper Winsberg (2021) argued in favor of research into geoengineering by relying on Good’s theorem, which states that conducting research maximizes one’s expected utility. However, this result sometimes fails for risk-avoidant agents (Buchak 2010). Since risk avoidance captures some of the’precautionary’intuitions that critics of geoengineering share, it is important to see if geoengineering research would maximize one’s utility if risk avoidance is taken into account. I show that under some conditions conducting geoengineering research would not maximize risk-weighted expected utility. *Source: Cambridge University Press* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/geoengineering/CAHJsh99xji%3DKLFzC4kDgH-yBvLv%3DbGN-4KMnHO9VwCnLiuQRaQ%40mail.gmail.com.
