Allhoff, Fritz
What Is Nanotechnology and Why Does It Matter : From Science to Ethics
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
Nyckelord: risk, nanomaterials, ethics, nanotethics, human enhancement, military, medicine
- Författare
- Allhoff, Fritz
- Lin, Patrick
- Moore, Daniel
- Utgivare
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Utgivningsår
- 2009
- Språk
- en
- Utgåva
- 1
- Sidantal
- 248 sidor
- Kategori
- Filosofi
- Format
- E-bok
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9781444318005
- Tryckt ISBN
- 9781405175456