Mind the gap revisited

Nordmann, Alfred; Rip, Arie

doi:10.1038/nnano.2009.26

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“…While, we may heed the words of Arie Rip and Alfred Nordmann (Nordmann and Rip, 2009) in focusing on the inequities and issues associated with practical nanotechnology now without getting too drawn into future, unknowable ethics, it also useful to note the hyperreality of nanotechnology discourses (esoteric and exoteric) are constructed and described as the future here and now, and thus have 'clear and present dangers'. 43…”

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“…In fact, these fiction-orientated arenas may deal most prominently with some sense of risk or concern, such as the 'grey goo' scenario. Rather than considering such concerns as outlandish and outside the terms of debate, understanding media practices of the 'cultures of nanotechnology' might focus away from traditional 'risk assessment' and instrumentalist ideas of public concerns about technology and bring public participation closer to the sites of innovation where publics feel they have a voice in the eventual policy and regulatory outcome.While, we may heed the words of Arie Rip and Alfred Nordmann (Nordmann and Rip, 2009) in focusing on the inequities and issues associated with practical nanotechnology now without getting too drawn into future, unknowable ethics, it also useful to note the hyperreality of nanotechnology discourses (esoteric and exoteric) are constructed and described as the future here and now, and thus have 'clear and present dangers'. 43…”

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Nanotechnology, Society, and Environment

Murphy¹,

Munshi²,

Kurian³

et al. 2011

Comprehensive Nanoscience and Technology

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SynopsisNanotechnology talk is moving out of its comfort zone of scientific discourse. As new products go to market and national and international organizations roll out public engagement programs on nanotechnology to discuss environmental and health issues, various sectors of the public are beginning to discuss what all the fuss is about. NonGovernmental Organizations have long since reacted; however, now the social sciences have begun to study the cultural phenomenon of nanotechnology, thus extending discourses and opening out nanotechnology to whole new social dimensions. We report here on these social dimensions and their new constructed imaginings, each of which is evident in the ways in which discourses around nanotechnology intersects with the economy, ecology, health, governance, and imagined futures. We conclude that there needs to be more than just an 'environmental, legal and social implications', or 'ELSI', sideshow within nanotechnology. The collective public imaginings of nanotechnology include tangles of science and science fiction, local enterprise and global transformation, all looking forward towards a sustainable future, while looking back on past debates about science and nature. Nanotechnology is already very much embedded in the social fabric of our life and times. IntroductionThe six volumes in this series have described powerful opportunities that nanotechnology presents for society, as represented by those of us who work within and around the physical sciences. But how is nanotechnology represented to and understood by the rest of society? What are the risks, benefits and other perspectives of nanotechnology that can be said to be shared knowledge among and between nano-specialists and non-specialists?Much of the discussion on nanotechnology covered in this chapter is often placed under the banner of environmental health and safety (EHS) issues or environmental, legal and social implications (ELSI), separating them from the science of nanomaterials. We prefer, however, to fix our gaze on the shared visions of technological specialists and nonspecialists alike when imagining a world with nanotechnology. As nanotechnology is seen as an important future development, scientific, technological, health and environmental issues associated with its application are expected to be closely linked to wider social, ethical and cultural concerns.This chapter focuses then on what can broadly be called the 'public imaginary' of nanotechnology. In this context, the term 'public' needs to be defined better. We refer 3 here to 'publics' rather than a singular public, reflecting the contemporary sociological view that science and technology is understood and used by various different public contexts, and that scientists of different hues are also part of these publics. We do not have the space here to present a detailed case about why understanding public perspectives on science is important. But the various perspectives of nanotechnology here will present enough evidence about the complexities of nanotechn...

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Comprehensive Nanoscience and Technology

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“…Most of the existing debates surrounding ethical issues in nanomedicine are consequent of the past technologies such as biotechnology and information technology [1]. Debates also exist over whether nanomedicine has any unique ethical issues or the ethical issues of past technologies apply to nanoscience [2]. Researchers have widely written about probable ethical scenarios that might coincide with the development of nanoscience [3].…”

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The Question of Ethics in Nanomedicine

Kazemi¹,

Majidinia²,

Jamali³

2014

J Clinic Res Bioeth

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Lately, nanotechnology and nanomedicine have achieved tremendous interest and funding, from several entities and directions. Nanomedicine demonstrates great promise for development of medical diagnosis, treatment, and prevention; it also raises various ethical concerns however, there has not been so much study and discussion about social and ethical issues. Nanomaterials are extremely reactive in biological systems owing to the large surface area. Although the benefits of nanomaterials are apparent, there are some studies which show the potential risk to biological systems. Therefore, the rapid progress of nanomedicine and its potentially profound social and environmental impacts is indicative of how the arisen problems could be dangerous and already there are signs that some challenging ethical issues could be raised. In this paper we will examine more recent developments in debates on nanomedicine ethics.

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“…Current philosophers of technology argue in favour of addressing the technical details of a technology in order to adequately address the associated ethical Introduction issues [Verbeek , 2011;Nordmann and Rip, 2009;Brey , 2012]. So what is the technology that I am talking about?…”

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“…By presenting current robot capabilities and prototypes, the aim is two-fold: 1. to prepare the reader for evaluations of real world robots rather than speculative robots [Smits et al, 1995;Nordmann and Rip, 2009] and, 2. to educate the reader on the technical capacities of a care robot as a pre-requisite for plausible evaluations [Swierstra and Rip, 2007;Lucivero et al, 2011]. I outline what a care robot is, the functions it serves, and the technical capabilities a care robot may posses now and in the foresee- University of Twente).…”

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Designing robots with care

Wynsberghe¹

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Mind the gap revisited

Cited by 129 publications

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Nanotechnology, Society, and Environment

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