Ethics and the development of nanotechnology

Authors

  • Hugh Lacey Swarthmore College; Universidade de Sao Paulo
  • Luis Alvarenga Universidad Centroamericana "José Simeón Cañas"

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5377/realidad.v0i119.3310

Keywords:

Nanotechnology, High technology, Science and ethic

Abstract

Those who support technological improvements without any restriction have become enthusiastic with the development of nanotechnology. Such partisans of an unrestricted science take the legitimacy of technological improvements for granted. The following paper debates the ethical implications of nanotechnology and the need for a precaution principle toward any imposition of these new technologies, which are often involved with commercial interests.

Realidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 119, 2009: 77-90

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Author Biography

Luis Alvarenga, Universidad Centroamericana "José Simeón Cañas"

Traducción del inglés. Departamento de Filosofía
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Published

2017-10-18

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Lacey, H., & Alvarenga, L. (2017). Ethics and the development of nanotechnology. Realidad: Revista De Ciencias Sociales Y Humanidades, (119), 77–90. https://doi.org/10.5377/realidad.v0i119.3310

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No. 119 (2009)

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