Nanoethics : the ethical and social implications of nanotechnology / edited by Fritz Allhoff ... [et al.].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

_ Anne Ingeborg Myhr and Roy Ambli Dalmo -- Personal choice in the coming era of nanomedicine / Robert A. Freitas, Jr. -- Are we playing God with nanoenhancement? / Ted Peters -- Anticipating the ethical and political challenges of human nanotechnologies / David H. Guston, John Parsi, and Justin Tosi -- Global technology regulation and potentially apocalyptic technological threats / James J. Hughes -- Deliberative democracy and nanotechnology / Colin Farrelly -- Rhetoric of ´stakeholding´ / David M. Berube -- Rules of engagement : democracy and dialogue in creating nanotechnology futures / Jack Stilgoe and James Wilsdon -- Nanotechnology and privacy : instructive case of RFID / Jeroen van den Hoven -- Nanotechnology and the military / Daniel Moore -- Can nanoscience be a catalyst for educational reform? / Patricia Schank, Joseph Krajcik, and Molly Yunker -- Impact of nanotechnologies on developing countries / Joachim Schummer --

_ Challenges and pitfalls of exponential manufacturing / Mike Treder and Chris Phoenix -- Nanoethics and the high frontier / Tihamer Toth-Fejel and Christopher Dodsworth -- Ethics for artificial intellects / J. Storrs Hall -- Nanotechnology and life extension / Sebastian Sethe.

_ Ethical choices in nanotechnology development / Mihail C. Roco -- Nanoscience and nanoethics : defining the disciplines / Patrick Lin and Fritz Allhoff -- Why the future doesn´t need us / Bill Joy -- On the national agenda : U.S. congressional testimony on the societal implications of nanotechnology / Ray Kurzweil -- Nanotech´s promise : overcoming humanity´s more pressing challenges / Christine Peterson and Jacob Heller -- Debating nanotechnologies / Richard A.L. Jones -- In the beginning : the U.S. national nanotechnology initiative / Neal Lane and Thomas Kalil -- The nanotechnology r(evolution) / Charles Tahan -- Technology revolutions and the problem of prediction / Nick Bostrom -- Complexity and uncertainty : a prudential approach to nanotechnology / Jean-Pierre Dupuy -- The precautionary principle in nanotechnology / John Weckert and James Moor -- Nanotechnology and risk : what are the issues? /

Nanotechnology will eventually impact every area of our world. Nanoethics seeks to examine the potential risks and rewards of applications of nanotechnology. This up to date anthology gives the reader an introduction to and basic foundation in nanotechnology and nanoethics, and then delves into near, mid, and far term issues. It goes beyond the usual environmental, health, and safety (EHS) concerns to explore such topics as privacy, nanomedicine, human enhancement, global regulation, military, humanitarianism, education, artificial intelligence, space exploration, life extension, and more. It features contributions from forty preeminent experts from academia and industry worldwide, reflecting diverse perspectives. It also includes seminal works that influence nanoethics today, and encourages an informed, proactive approach to nanoethics and advocates addressing new and emerging controversies before they impede progress or impact our welfare. This resource is designed to promote further investigations and a broad and balanced dialogue in nanoethics, dealing with critical issues that will affect the industry as well as society.