Fritz Allhoff, Patrick Lin, Daniel Moore

What Is Nanotechnology and Why Does It Matter? (eBook, PDF)

From Science to Ethics

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Ongoing research in nanotechnology promises both innovations and risks, potentially and profoundly changing the world. This book helps to promote a balanced understanding of this important emerging technology, offering an informed and impartial look at the technology, its science, and its social impact and ethics. * Nanotechnology is crucial for the next generation of industries, financial markets, research labs, and our everyday lives; this book provides an informed and balanced look at nanotechnology and its social impact * Offers a comprehensive background discussion on nanotechnology itself, including its history, its science, and its tools, creating a clear understanding of the technology needed to evaluate ethics and social issues * Authored by a nanoscientist and philosophers, offers an accurate and accessible look at the science while providing an ideal text for ethics and philosophy courses * Explores the most immediate and urgent areas of social impact of nanotechnology

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. November 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781444318005
• Artikelnr.: 37357341

Autorenporträt

Fritz Allhoff is Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Western Michigan University. Patrick Lin is Professor at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, where he is also the director of the Ethics + Emerging Technologies Group. He is also an affiliate scholar at the Stanford Law School, Center for Internet and Society. Daniel Moore is a research scientist on nanoscale semiconductor solutions for IBM and has served on the Georgia Institute of Technology's honor committee.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword: Ethical Choices in nanotechnology Development (Mihail C. Roco).
Preface.
Contributors.
PART I : Introduction: The Nanotechnology Debate.
1. Nanoscience and Nanoethics: Defining the Disciplines (Patrick Lin and
Fritz Allhoff).
2. Why the Future Doesn't Need Us (Bill Joy).
3. On the National Agenda: U.S. congressional Testimony on the Societal
Implications of Nanotechnology (Ray Kurzweil).
PART II: Background: Nanotechnology in Context (John Weckert).
4. Nanotech's Promise: Overcoming Humanity's More Pressing Challenges (
Christine Peterson and Jacob Heller).
5. Debating Nanotechnologies (Richard A. L. Jones).
6. In the Beginning: The U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative (Neal Lane
and Thomas Kalil).
PART III: Issues: Preparing for the Next Revolution (John Weckert).
7. The Nanotechnology R(Evolution) (Charles Tahan).
8. Technology Revolutions and the Problem of Prediction (Nick Bostrom).
9. Complexity and Uncertainty: A Prudential Approach to Nanotechnology (
Jean-Pierre Dupuy).
10. The Precautionary Principle in nanotechnology (John Weckert and James
Moor).
PART IV: Issues: Health and Environment (James Moor).
11. Nanotechnology and Risk: What are the Issues? (Anne Ingeborg Myhr and
Roy Ambli Dalmo).
12. Personal Choice in the Coming Era of Nanomedicine (Robert A. Freitas,
Jr).
13. Are We Playing God With Nanoenhancement (Ted Peters).
14. Anticipating the Ethical and Political Challenges of Human
Nanotechnologies (David H. Guston, John Parsi, and Justin Tosi).
PART V: Issues: Democracy and Policy (James J. Hughes).
15. Global Technology Regulation and Potentially Apocalyptic Technological
Threats (James J. Hughes).
16. Deliberative Democracy and Nanotechnology (Colin Farrelly).
17. Rhetoric of "Stakeholding" (David M. Berube).
18. Rules of Engagement: Democracy and Dialogue in Creating Nanotechnology
Futures (Jack Stilgoe and James Wilsdon).
PART VI: Issues: Broader Societal Impact (John Weckert).
19. Nanotechnology and Privacy: Instructive Case of RFID (Jeroen van den
Hoven).
20. Nanotechnology and the Military (Daniel Moore)
21. Can Nanoscience Be a Catalyst For Educational Reform (Patricia Schank,
Joseph Krajcik, and Molly Yunker).
22. Impact of Nanotechnologies on Developing Countries (Joachim Schummer).
PART VII: Issues: The Distant Future? (Fritz Allhoff).
23. Challenges and Pitfalls of Exponential Manufacturing (Mike Treder and
Chris Phoenix).
24. Nanoethics and the High Frontier (Tihamer Toth-Fejel and Christopher
Dodsworth)
25. Ethics for Artificial Intellects (J. Storrs Hall).
26. Nanotechnology and Life Extension (Sebastian Sethe).
Index.

Rezensionen

"Das Buch wird Wissenschaftler(inne)n und Ingenieur(inn)en empfohlen, die in allen Bereichen der gegenwärtigen Nanowissenschaft und -technik arbeiten."
Angewandte Chemie
2008-120/21"This is a thought provoking book Essential reading for scientists entering the realm of nanotechnology." ( Nanotechnology Perceptions , July 2008) "It is recommended reading for scientists and engineers working in all areas of present day nanoscience and nanotechnology." ( Angewandte Chemie , May 13, 2008) "...this compact collection is highly welcome." ( Angewandte Chemie , 2008 47/21) these essays will provide a broad background for those who have yet to discover the many benefits that may result. ( Chemistry and Industry , December 2007)