One can be subject to inherent risks while unaware of the dangers run.
Evidence
Danger and risk are closely related but are not the same. The difference does not depend upon whether or not an individual consciously weighs alternatives in contemplating or undertaking a particular course of action. What risk presumes is precisely danger (not necessarily awareness of danger). A person who risks something courts danger, where danger is understood as a threat to desired outcomes. Anyone who takes a “calculated risk” is aware of the threat or threats which a specific course of action brings into play. But it is certainly possible to undertake actions or to be subject to situations which are inherently risky without the individuals involved being aware how risky they are. In other words, they are unaware of the dangers they run. — Anthony Giddens, The Consequences of Modernity, 90
Categorization
- XREF: Stevens runs the risk of ethical corruption without awareness — “unaware of the dangers they run” describes exactly his oblivious complicity in Darlington’s appeasement. — connects to: People unconsciously avoid confronting evidence that contradicts their sense of safety — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 229; A seemingly innocent act can lead to devastating consequences. — Lynch, Thomas, The undertaking-life studies from the…, 204; Reflexive trust can absorb more uncertainty with less risk (+4 more)
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Broader Connections
- People unconsciously avoid confronting evidence that contradicts their sense of safety
#exemplifies(0.55) — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 229 - Silent tragedies can be experienced yet remain unseen by others.
#exemplifies(0.45) — Crews, Harry, A childhood the biography of a place, 387 - A seemingly innocent act can lead to devastating consequences.
#expands(0.40) — Lynch, Thomas, The undertaking-life studies from the…, 204 - Reflexive trust can absorb more uncertainty with less risk
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