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Responsibility in Nanotechnology Development

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Editors:
  1. Simone Arnaldi

    1. Centre for Environmental, Ethical, Legal and Social Decisions on Emerging Technologies (CIGA), University of Padova, Rovigo, Italy

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  2. Arianna Ferrari

    1. Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS)/Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany

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  3. Paolo Magaudda

    1. Department of Philosophy, Sociology Education and Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

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  4. Francesca Marin

    1. Department of Philosophy, Sociology Education and Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

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  • Inquires about the relationship between the field of nanotechnology and the concept of responsibility
  • Offers an interdisciplinary focus on the connection between technology innovation and its social, ethic and philosophical implications
  • Addresses both empirical and theoretic levels, offers numerous case studies and reconnects concepts with practical analysis
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: The International Library of Ethics, Law and Technology (ELTE, volume 13)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction: Nanotechnologies and the Quest for Responsibility

    • Simone Arnaldi, Arianna Ferrari, Paolo Magaudda, Francesca Marin
    Pages 1-17

  3. Scrutinizing Responsibility: Theoretical Explorations into an Entangled Concept

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19
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    2. Responsibility and Visions in the New and Emerging Technologies

      • Arianna Ferrari, Francesca Marin
      Pages 21-36

    3. Features of Intergenerational Moral Responsibility in the Age of the Emerging Technologies

      • Silvia Zullo
      Pages 37-51

    4. The Role of Responsible Stewardship in Nanotechnology and Synthetic Biology

      • Ilaria Anna Colussi
      Pages 53-75

  4. Public Engagement and Technology Assessment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77
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    2. Technology Assessment Beyond Toxicology – The Case of Nanomaterials

      • Torsten Fleischer, Jutta Jahnel, Stefanie B. Seitz
      Pages 79-96

    3. Ethics Research Committees in Reviewing Nanotechnology Clinical Trials Protocols

      • Viviana Daloiso, Antonio G. Spagnolo
      Pages 97-109

    4. Governance of Nanotechnology: Engagement and Public Participation

      • Giuseppe Pellegrini
      Pages 111-126

  5. Representations and Arrangements of Responsibility

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 127-127
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    2. Value Chain Responsibility in Emerging Technologies

      • Colette Bos, Harro van Lente
      Pages 129-141

    3. On Being Responsible: Multiplicity in Responsible Development

      • Sarah R. Davies, Cecilie Glerup, Maja Horst
      Pages 143-159

    4. Nanotechnology and Configurations of Responsibilities in Boundary Organizations

      • Paolo Magaudda
      Pages 161-174

    5. Who Is Responsible? Nanotechnology and Responsibility in the Italian Daily Press

      • Simone Arnaldi
      Pages 175-188

  6. Epilogue: Nanotechnology Beyond Nanotechnologies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 189-189
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    2. Responsible Research and Innovation: An Emerging Issue in Research Policy Rooted in the Debate on Nanotechnology

      • Armin Grunwald
      Pages 191-205

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 207-208
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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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Centre for Environmental, Ethical, Legal and Social Decisions on Emerging Technologies (CIGA), University of Padova, Rovigo, Italy

    Simone Arnaldi

  • Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS)/Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany

    Arianna Ferrari

  • Department of Philosophy, Sociology Education and Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

    Paolo Magaudda, Francesca Marin

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