期刊名称：Hyle : International Journal for Philosophy of Chemistry
印刷版ISSN：1433-5158
出版年度：2010
卷号：16
期号：1
页码：1-2
出版社：HYLE Publications, Karlsruhe and University of Karlsruhe
摘要：Ethical aspects lie at the heart of nanotechnology initiatives and they are an integral part of the governance of nanotechnology. Nonetheless, in spite of the high visibility of the field and its legitimacy, the status and the scope of nanoethics are still a matter of debate.1In fact, the ethical dimension of nanotechnology covers a wide spectrum of issues including the risks and benefits of nanoparticles, intellectual property and patenting, privacy and individual freedom threatened by invisible surveillance devices, human en-hancement allowing new form of eugenics, as well as social questions of jus-tice and sustainability in nanotechnology's development or the public en-gagement in science and technology
