What Is Nanotechnology and Why Does It Matter: From Science to Ethics
Department
Philosophy
Document Type
Book
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Description
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
Call number in WMU's library
T174.7 .A496 2010 (Waldo Library, WMU Authors Collection, First Floor)
ISBN
978-1405175449
Publication Date
2010
Publisher
Wiley- Blackwell
City
Chichester, UK ; Malden, MA
Keywords
nanotechnology, moral and ethical aspects
Disciplines
Ethics and Political Philosophy | Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Recommended Citation
Allhoff, Fritz; Lin, Patrick; and Moore, Daniel, "What Is Nanotechnology and Why Does It Matter: From Science to Ethics" (2010). All Books and Monographs by WMU Authors. 109.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/books/109