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Nanotechnology Challenges: Implications for Philosophy, Ethics and Society

By Joachim Schummer , Davis Baird

Book information

Publisher
World Scientific Publishing Company
Year
2006
ISBN
9789812567291, 9812567291
Open Library ID
OL9197487M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
24 MB (25519667 bytes)
Pages
478\478
Library
NanoScience
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04

Description

Nanotechnology is an emerging and rapidly growing field whose dynamics and prospects pose many great challenges not only to scientists and engineers but also to society at large. This volume includes the state-of-the-art philosophical, ethical, and sociological reflection on nanotechnology, written by leading scholars from the humanities and social sciences in North America and Europe. It unravels the philosophical underpinnings of nanotechnology, its metaphysical and epistemological foundations, and its conceptual complexity. It explores the ethical issues of nanotechnology, its impact on human, environmental, and social conditions, and the options for reasonable risk management. It examines the public discourse on nanotechnology and its related visions and provides both lessons from the past and outlooks for the future.

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