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Nanotechnology & Society

Current and Emerging Ethical Issues

  • All authors are among the leaders in the fields, and are all highly-regarded academics who play significant roles in the developments of these debates

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxiv
  2. Industry and Policy

    1. Carbon Nanotube Patent Thickets

      • Drew L. Harris
      Pages 163-184
  3. The Human Condition

    1. Emerging Issues in Nanomedicine and Ethics

      • Raj Bawa, Summer Johnson
      Pages 207-223
    2. Nanoscience, Nanoscientists, and Controversy

      • Jason Scott Robert
      Pages 225-239
  4. Global Issues

    1. Nanotechnology and the Poor: Opportunities

      • Todd F. Barker, Leili Fatehi, Michael T. Lesnick, Timothy J. Mealey, Rex R. Raimond
      Pages 243-263
    2. Cultural Diversity in Nanotechnology Ethics

      • Joachim Schummer
      Pages 265-280
    3. Transnational Nanotechnology Governance: A Comparison of the US and China

      • Evan S. Michelson, David Rejeski
      Pages 281-299

About this book

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.

Keywords

  • Nanotube
  • envisioning the future
  • ethics
  • human enhancement
  • nanoethics
  • nanomedicine
  • nanotechnology
  • philosophy
  • privacy

Editors and Affiliations

  • Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, USA

    Fritz Allhoff

  • California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, USA

    Patrick Lin

Bibliographic Information

Buying options

eBook USD 16.99 USD 39.99
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  • ISBN: 978-1-4020-6209-4
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Softcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (Canada)
  • ISBN: 978-1-4020-6208-7
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