Nanotechnologies, ethics and politics
By: edited by Henk A.M.J. ten Have.
Contributors: Have, H. ten.
Series: Ethics series; Ethics (Paris, France)
Publisher: UNESCO Pub.; UNESCO; United Nations Educational
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Paris, France
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9789231040511
Subjects: Nanotechnology; Nanotechnology -- Moral and ethical aspects; Science and state; Nanotechnologie; Nanotechnologie -- Aspect moral; Politique scientifique et technique
Description: UNESCO has invited experts in nanotechnology to discuss the state of the art of nanotechnology, examine the controversy surrounding its definition and explore related ethical and political issues. The aim of the book is to inform the general public, the scientific community, special interest groups and policy-makers of the ethical issues that are salient in current thinking about nanotechnologies and to stimulate an interdisciplinary dialog about nanoscale technologies among these stakeholders.--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.