The Ethics of Nanotechnology, Geoengineering, and Clean Energy (Library of Essays on the Ethics of Emerging Technologies)

Nanotechnology, clean technology, and geoengineering span the scale of human ingenuity, from the imperceptibly small to the unimaginably large. Yet they are united by a commonality of ethics that permeates how and why they are developed, and how the resulting consequences are managed. The articles in this volume provide a comprehensive account of current thinking around the ethics of development and use within each of the technological domains, and addresses challenges and opportunities that cut across all three. In particular, the collection provides unique insights into the ethics of ’noumenal’ technologies - technologies that are impossible to see or detect or conceive of with human senses or conventional tools. This collection will be of relevance to anyone who is actively involved with ensuring the responsible and sustainable development of nanotechnology, geoengineering or clean technology.

Andrew Maynard is the NSF International Chair of Environmental Health Sciences and Director of the University of Michigan Risk Science Center, USA and Jack Stilgoe is a Lecturer in the Department of Science and Technology Studies, University College London, UK