Nanoethics - Big Ethical Issues with Small Technology

Zusatztext Nanoethics: Big Ethical Issues with Small Technology is a very welcome and readable addition to the ethical debates on nanotechnology. Informationen zum Autor Dónal P. O'Mathúna is Senior Lecturer in Ethics, Decision-Making & Evidence at Dublin City University, Ireland. He has served as an ethicist on a number of ethics committees, and has published widely on bioethics. Klappentext Nanotechnology is revolutionising modern science! yet the public has little understanding of its ethical implications - this book explores the philosophy behind this hugely topical contemporary debate.> Vorwort Nanotechnology is revolutionising modern science, yet the public has little understanding of its ethical implications - this book explores the philosophy behind this hugely topical contemporary debate. Zusammenfassung Nanotechnology manipulates matter at the atomic level. It leads to innovative processes and products that are revolutionizing many areas of modern life. This book explores how nanotechnology impacts the lives of ordinary people and why ethical reflection on nanotechnology is needed. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 1. Nanotechnology: In Search of a Definition 2. Developing Nanotechnology: In the Beginning... 3. Ethics and Nanotechnology: What's the Story? 4. Dealing with Risk: Preying on Fear 5. Precaution: More Forwards Slowly 6. Global Nanotech: Turning the World Upside Down 7. Nanomedicine: Honey, I Shrunk the Doctor 8. Enhancement: Becoming Better than Healthy 9. The Posthuman Future: Making Room for Human Dignity 10. Technology and the Future: Revisiting Daedalus and Icarus Conclusion Bibliography Index

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• Authors: &apos, Donal P. mathuna, O&apos, Donal P O'Mathuna, Donal P. O'Mathuna, Donal P. O''mathuna
• Assisted by: James Garvey (Editor), Jeremy Stangroom (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.10.2009
• EAN: 9781847063946
• ISBN: 978-1-84706-394-6
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: Think Now (Continuum Hardcover; Think Now; Think Now (Continuum Hardcover
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > General, dictionaries; Nanotechnologie, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Nanotechnology & MEMS, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, SCIENCE / Ethics, Ethical issues: scientific & technological developments, Nanotechnology