Nanotechnology Challenges: Implications For Philosophy, Ethics And Society
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
9812567291
ISBN-13
9789812567291
Publisher
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Imprint
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Country of Manufacture
SG
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 6th, 2006
Print length
476 Pages
Weight
822 grams
Dimensions
23.20 x 16.30 x 2.90 cms
Product Classification:
Nanotechnology
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Written by leading scholars from the humanities and social sciences in North America and Europe, this book includes the philosophical, ethical, and sociological reflection on nanotechnology. It explores the ethical issues of nanotechnology, its impact on human, environmental, and social conditions, and the options for reasonable risk management.
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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