Nanotechnology & Society (eBook)

Foreword;The Double Language of Science, and Why It Is So Difficult to Have a Proper Public Debate about the Nanotechnology Program, Jean-Pierre Dupuy; Introduction;Nanotechnology, Society and Ethics,Patrick Lin and Fritz Allhoff; 1. Foundational Issues.1.1 On the Autonomy and Justification of Nanoethics, Fritz Allhoff;1.2 The Presumptive Case for Nanotechnology, Paul B. Thompson;1.3 The Bearable Newness of Nanoscience, or: How Not to Get Regulated Out of Business, Arthur Zucker; 2. Risk & Regulation.2.1 Ethics, Risk, and Nanotechnology: Responsible Approaches to Dealing with Risk, Commission de l'Éthique de la Science et de la Technologie (CEST);2.2 Intuitive Toxicology: The Public Perception of Nanoscience, David M. Berube;2.3 Environmentalism Holism and Nanotechnology, Thomas M. Powers; 3. Industry & Policy.3.1 Nanotechnology's Future: Considerations for the Professional, Ashley Shew;3.2 The Tangled Web of Tiny Things: Privacy Implications of Nano-electronics, Jeroen van den Hoven;3.3 Carbon Nanotube Patent Thickets, Drew L. Harris; 4. The Human Condition.4.1 Ethical Aspects of Nanomedicine: A Condensed Version of the EGE Opinion 21, European Group on Ethics;4.2 Emerging Issues in Nanomedicine and Ethics, Raj Bawa and Summer Johnson;4.3 Nanoscience, Nanoscientists, and Controversy, Jason Scott Robert; 5. Global Issues.5.1 Nanotechnology and the Poor: Opportunities and Risks for Developing Countries, Todd F. Barker, Leili Fatehi, Michael T. Lesnick, Timothy J. Mealey, Rex R. Raimond;5.2 Cultural Diversity in Nanotechnology Ethics, Joachim Schummer;5.3 Transnational Nanotechnology Governance: A Comparison of the US and China, Evan S. Michelson and David Rejeski;