Nanotechnology & Society: Current and Emerging Ethical Issues

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Fritz Allhoff, Patrick Lin
Springer Science & Business Media, 2008 M04 15 - 300 pages

Nanotechnology & Society is a collection of sixteen papers focused on the most urgent issues arising from nanotechnology today and in the near future. Written by leading researchers, policy experts, and nanoethics scholars worldwide, the book is divided into five units: foundational issues; risk and regulation; industry and policy; the human condition; and selected global issues. The essays tackle such contentious issues as environmental impact, health dangers, medical benefits, intellectual property, professional code of ethics, privacy, international governance, and more.


FRITZ ALLHOFF, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Western Michigan University and Research Associate in the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics at The Australian National University.

PATRICK LIN, PhD, is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy at California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, and has academic appointments at Dartmouth College and Western Michigan University. Both editors are also co-founders of The Nanoethics Group.

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Contents

On the Autonomy and Justification of Nanoethics
3
Privacy Implications
8
The Presumptive Case for Nanotechnology
39
How Not to
55
Responsible Approaches
73
The Public Perception of Nanoscience 116
91
Environmental Holism and Nanotechnology
109
Considerations for the Professional
127
Carbon Nanotube Patent Thickets
163
A Condensed Version
186
Emerging Issues in Nanomedicine and Ethics
207
Nanoscience Nanoscientists and Controversy
225
Opportunities and Risks
243
Cultural Diversity in Nanotechnology Ethics 265
264
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Bibliographic information

TitleNanotechnology & Society: Current and Emerging Ethical Issues
EditorsFritz Allhoff, Patrick Lin
Editionillustrated
PublisherSpringer Science & Business Media, 2008
ISBN1402062087, 9781402062087
Length300 pages
  
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