Responsibility in Nanotechnology Development

Simone Arnaldi

ISBN 10: 9401791023 / ISBN 13: 9789401791021

Published by Springer Netherlands Jul 2014, 2014

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book disentangles the complex meanings of responsibility in nanotechnology development by focusing on its theoretical and empirical dimensions. The notion of responsibility is extremely diversified in the public discourse of nanoscale technologies. Addressed are major disciplinary perspectives working on nanotechnology, e.g. philosophy, sociology, and political science, as well as the major multidisciplinary areas relevant to the innovation process, e.g. technology assessment and ethics. Furthermore, the interplay between such expertises, disciplines, and research programmes in providing a multidisciplinary understanding of responsibility is emphasized. 220 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Responsibility in Nanotechnology Development
• Publisher: Springer Netherlands Jul 2014
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9401791023
• ISBN 13: 9789401791021
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 241W x 160H x 18D millimeters 241 millimeters width by 160 millimeters height by 18 millimeters depth
• Weight: 500 grams

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This book disentangles the complex meanings of responsibility in nanotechnology development by focusing on its theoretical and empirical dimensions. The notion of responsibility is extremely diversified in the public discourse of nanoscale technologies. Addressed are major disciplinary perspectives working on nanotechnology, e.g. philosophy, sociology, and political science, as well as the major multidisciplinary areas relevant to the innovation process, e.g. technology assessment and ethics. Furthermore, the interplay between such expertises, disciplines, and research programmes in providing a multidisciplinary understanding of responsibility is emphasized.