What is nanotechnology and why does it matter : from science to ethics
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What is nanotechnology and why does it matter : from science to ethics
Wiley- Blackwell, 2010
- : pbk
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注記
Includes bibliographical references and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
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
目次
Preface viii
Unit I What Is Nanotechnology? 1
1 The Basics of Nanotechnology 3
1.1 Definitions and Scales 3
1.2 The Origins of Nanotechnology 5
1.3 The Current State of Nanotechnology 8
1.4 The Future of Nanotechnology 12
1.5 Nanotechnology in Nature and Applications 16
2 Tools of the Trade 20
2.1 Seeing the Nanoscale 21
2.2 Basic Governing Theories 30
3 Nanomaterials 36
3.1 Formation of Materials 36
3.2 Carbon Nanomaterials 37
3.3 Inorganic Nanomaterials 44
4 Applied Nanotechnology 56
4.1 Using Nanomaterials 56
4.2 Nanotechnology Computing and Robotics 62
4.3 Predicting the Future of Technology 67
Unit II Risk, Regulation, and Fairness 71
5 Risk and Precaution 73
5.1 Risk 73
5.2 Cost-Benefit Analysis 79
5.3 Precautionary Principles 82
5.4 Evaluating the Precautionary Principle 89
6 Regulating Nanotechnology 96
6.1 The Stricter-Law Argument 97
6.2 Learning from History 100
6.3 Objections to the Stricter-Law Argument 102
6.4 An Interim Solution? 120
6.5 Putting the Pieces Together 124
7 Equity and Access 126
7.1 Distributive Justice 127
7.2 Nanotechnology and the Developing World 132
7.3 Water Purification 135
7.4 Solar Energy 140
7.5 Medicine 143
7.6 Nanotechnology, the Developing World, and Distributive Justice 145
Unit III Ethical and Social Implications 151
8 Environment 153
8.1 Society, Technology, and the Environment 154
8.2 Environmental Risks of Nanotechnology 159
8.3 Nanotechnology Solutions to Environmental Problems 161
8.4 Overall Assessments: Risk and Precaution 168
9 Military 170
9.1 The Military and Technology 170
9.2 A Nano-Enabled Military 173
9.3 A Nano-Enabled Defense System 177
9.4 Ethical Concerns 179
10 Privacy 185
10.1 Historical and Legal Background 186
10.2 Philosophical Foundations 192
10.3 Radio Frequency Identity Chips 198
10.4 Item-Level Tagging 201
10.5 Human Implants 204
10.6 RFID-Chipped Identification 207
10.7 Is RFID a Threat to Privacy? 210
11 Medicine 215
11.1 The Rise of Nanomedicine 216
11.2 Diagnostics and Medical Records 219
11.3 Treatment 223
11.4 Moving Forward 227
12 Human Enhancement 230
12.1 What is Human Enhancement? 231
12.2 Defining Human Enhancement 234
12.3 The Therapy-Enhancement Distinction 237
12.4 Human Enhancement Scenarios 240
12.5 Untangling the Issues in Human Enhancement 243
12.6 Restricting Human Enhancement Technologies? 252
13 Conclusion 254
13.1 Chapter Summaries 255
13.2 Final Thoughts and Future Investigations 258
References 261
Index 282
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